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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
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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
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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.
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However, nothing herein shall allow an accumulation of
grass, weeds, leaves, etc. from one citrus fruit season
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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.
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PASSED by the City Council on its first reading on
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¥ASSED by the City Council on its second reading on
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PASSED by the City Council on its third reading·/on /;-...
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RECEIVED AND APPROVED
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Pres. of Council & Mayor
Clermont, Florida
1959.
Pro Tem.
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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
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