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<br />ORDINANCE # 519
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<br />AN ORDINANC.E AMENDING CHAPTERS 11, 12,
<br />AND 28 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br />LOUISVILLE, COLORADO.
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<br />SECTION 1. Sections 12.1J and 12.14 of the Louisville
<br />Municipal Code are hereby repealed.
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<br />SECTION 2. The following sections are hereby added to
<br />Chapter 12 of the Louisville Municipal Code.
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<br />Section 12.1J Garbage, Refuse and Dead Animals.
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<br />a) No person shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, any
<br />rubbish, trash, manure, ashes, tin cans, garbage, waste matter
<br />or debris of any kind in any ditch, canal, or waterway, nor
<br />in any street or alley, nor upon any property within the city,
<br />whether such property be publicly or privately owned.
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<br />b) All garbage orre:fuse, consisting of waste, animal or
<br />vegetable matter upon which rats may feed and all small dead
<br />animals shall be placed and stored in a covered metal container
<br />as prescribed by the code enforcement officer.
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<br />Section 12.14 Accumulations of Trash, Garbage,
<br />Rubbish, etc.
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<br />It shall be unlawful for any person to allow or permit trash,.
<br />brush, garbage, rubbish, or building materials to accumulate in
<br />any building, or any propelrty, or along any alley or sidewalk.
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<br />SECTION J. Sections 28.11 and 28.12 of the Louisville
<br />Municipal Code are hereby lrepealed.
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<br />SECTION 4. The following sections are hereby added to
<br />Chapter 28 of the Louisville Municipal Code:
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<br />Section 28.11 Cutting of Weeds.
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<br />a) Definitions--Weeds shall mean w~eds, grass, brush, or other
<br />vegetation including but nlDt limited to: Bindweed, Canada Thistle,
<br />Russian Knapweed, Perennial Sowthistly, Ragweed, Dandelion, Common
<br />Sunflower, Sandburs, and natural grasses.
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<br />b) Cutting Required--Weeds shall be kept cut to a height
<br />not in excess of six (6) inches. It shall be the duty of the owner,
<br />agent or occupant of the p:roperty to cut the weeds on said property,
<br />to cut the weeds on alleys abutting said property to the middle of
<br />the alley, and to cut the weeds on sidewalk areas abutting said
<br />prop~rty, including all parking areas.
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<br />c) Cutting by City, Owner Liable for Costs--If weeds exist
<br />on any property to heights greater than 6 inches, the City
<br />Administrator, or his authlorized agent, after notice by mail to
<br />the last known address of the owner, agent or occupant of the
<br />property, may order the cutting and removal of the weeds by the
<br />City. The City shall access the costs therefor, plus an additional
<br />amount up to $25.00 to cover administrative costs against the lots
<br />or tracts of land from which the weeds are removed.
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<br />d) Assessment--In the event the owner, agent, or occupant shall
<br />fail within thirty (JO) days after said billing to pay the costs
<br />and expenses of weed cutting by the City, a lien shall be assessed
<br />against the property for such costs and expenses by the City Clerk.
<br />The City Clerk shall certify said assessment to the treasurer of
<br />Boulder County who shall e:xtend said assessment upon the tax roll
<br />and collect the same in the same manner as other taxes upon said
<br />property.
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