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O-59-182 f)/ .. .. ./ ..L, ) AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF CLERMONT, IMPROVED OR:UN- IMPROVED, AFTER NOTICE FROM SAID CITY, TO KEEP THEIR SAID PREMISES AND THEIR SIDEWALKS AND PARKWAYS ADJACENT THERETO FREE FROM FILTH, TRASH, AND WEEDS AND PREVENT THE ACCUMULATION OF GROWTH THEREON ON ALL pARKWAYS ADJACENT TO SUCH REAL PROPERTY AND TO KEEP THE SIDE- WALKS IN FRONT OF SAME FREE FROM DIRT, LEAVES, GRASS AND RUBBISH: PROVIDING FOR THE CITY TO REMOVE SAID FILTH, TRASH, WEEDS, DIRT, LEAVES, GRASS AND RUBBISH. UPON OWNER OR OCCUPANT FAILING OR REFUSING SO TO DO AND THE CITY OF CLERMONT THEREBY ACQUIRING A LIEN FOR SUCH WORK DONE WHICH SHALL BE ENFORCEABLE AGAINlST SAID REAL PROPERTY IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR THE ACQUISITION AND. ENFORCEMENT OF LIENS UPON REAL PROPERTY PROVIDED FOR BY CHAP:¡CER 85, FLORIDA STATUTES: PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATE OF ~c-.l THIS ORDINANCE AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO: BE IT ORDAINED AND ESTABLISHED. BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. Preservation of Public Health and General Welfare. (a) It is the duty and obligation of the owner and occupant of all real property in the City of Clermont to help to perserve and protect the public health and general welfare of all residents and their property by keeping their respective lots, parcels or tracts of land in said City, as well as adjacent sidewalks and parkways, free from all filth, trash, weeds, dirt, leaves, grass and rubbish and to keep down by mowing, cutting or removal of same excessive growth of grass, weeds and noxious plants. SECTION II. Inspection - Report Notice. (a) Inspection Report. Annually hereafter, or oftener as deemed necessary in the interests of the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens and residents of the City of Clermont, the Council shall direct the Fire Chief, Street Superintendent, Sanitary Inspector, or their ;respective deputies, and one other resident property owner selected by the Council, to inspect all real property in the City and in writing report to theCouncil the description of all property including adjacent sidewalks and parkways upon which they find filth, trash, weeds, dirt, leaves, grass and rubbish and an excessive grow.i:);¡ of accumulation thereof. (b) Notice. Upon receipt of and after due consideration .. -. . thereof the CounciÅ shaÅl direct the City Clerk to notify, in writing, each owner or occupant of said property and give them sixty (60) days from date of notice to have re- moved from their property, as welÅ as a1l adjacent side- walks and parkways, all fiÅth, trash, weeds, dirt, Åeaves, grass, rubbish and excessive growth of grass, weeds and . noxious plants; and, if not so done the City wou1d have such work performed for which, under the Åaws of Florida, the City would claim and enforce a lien against said real property. SECTION III. Contracts - Charges - Liens (a) Contracts - Charges. If the oaner or occupant then fails or refuses to have the work performed the City Council sha11 either contract for or have its City crews perform such work. If the City crews perform said work the charge shall be equaÅ to that of an independent contract- or, day laborer, and regular machine hire charges. (b) The City Clerk sha11 bill the owner and occupant of the property and if not so paid wi thin thirty· (30) days the Clerk shaÅl, in behalf of the City of Clermont and without requiring further authority of the Council, file a C1aim of Lièn against the property. The Clerk shall month1y report to the Council the status of these liens and the Council shaÅl instruct the City Attorney to foreclose same, advancing the required costs. SECTION IV. Exceptions (a) Exceptions In considering real property on which there is excessive growth or accumulation of grass, weeds and noxious plants, the Council shall consider and make allowance for real property set into commercial citrus groves, but e~ch owner shall be eéquired to maintain at 1east a fire guard of sufficient width to prevent the spreading of fire. -2- However, nothing herein shall allow an accumulation of grass, weeds, leaves, etc. from one citrus fruit season .. to another without same being at least annua11y worked or turned into the said real property by plows, discs, harrows and Åike grove cultivation machines. (b) Otherwise no exceptions shall be made in the enforcement of this Ordinance without the written directions to the Clerk of three-fifths (3/5) of the Council. SECTION V. Effective Date (a) This Ordinance shall become effective at 11:59 P.M. on October 3lst, 1959. · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PASSED by the City Council on its first reading on ((2,.~~ Á-d,. Å959. ' ¥ASSED by the City Council on its second reading on ~ :.ro d- 1959. , , PASSED by the City Council on its third reading·/on /;-... ({2",/~ fh' ¿;:t.. 1959. / "........ '" ~. m-ot-Counc , Florida · -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RECEIVED AND APPROVED by me this m,(~ ~#.& Pres. of Council & Mayor Clermont, Florida 1959. Pro Tem. · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '0 ¿ . . . . . . . . . . . . . CERTIFICATE The foregoing Ordinance No.18 ;).... was posted in accord- ance with the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Clermont, Florida. DATED 1/.....:( -'I 1959 . 1!<tc¡.rk , -3- , "