1984-04-04 Regular Meeting of La Porte City Council

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( (~ [' "-. " e e ,'I ;: Ordinance No. 1387 , Page 2. of another or to suffer, permit or allow the same to be placed, located, maintained or exist upon his or their own real property 1 provided that this section shall not apply to (l) a vehicle or part thereof which is completely enclosed within a building in a lawful manner where it is not visible from the street or -~ other public or private property, (2) a vehicle or part thereof which is stored or parked in a lawful manne~ on private property in connection with the business of a licensed vehicle dealer or a junkyard, or (3) unlicensed, inoperable ~ntique vehicles stored on property, provide~r. that the vehicles and the outdoor storage areas are maintained in such a manner that they do not constitute a health hazard and are screened from ordinary public view by means of a fence, rapidly growing trees, shrubbery, or other appropriate means. Section 3. Abatement or Removal Order: Contents: Service. (a) Whenever such public nuisance exists in the City in violation hereof, the Chief Building Official and/or his employees, who shall administer this ordinance, shall not give less than ten (lO) days notice to the owner of the real property or the occupant, if any, of the premises whereon such publ ic nuisance exists to abate or remove the same, stating the nature of the public nuisance of private property and that it must be removed and abated within ten (10) days and further that a request for a hearing must be made before the expiration of said ten (lO) day period by the aggrieved person, such notice to be mailed, by certified or registered mail with as-day return receipt requested, to the owner or the occupant of the private premises whereupon such public nuisance exists. If the notice is returned undelivered by the United States Post Office, official action to abate said nuisance shall be continued