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<br />.' <br /> <br />e- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />" <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />977 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13-27 OF CHAPTER 13, "MISCELLANEOUS <br />OFFENSES AND PROVISIONS," ARTICLE II, "UNSANITARY, UNSIGHTLY, <br />ETC., CONDITIONS ON PRIVATE PREMISES," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES <br />OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: <br /> <br />Section 1. Section 13-27 of Article II, "Unsanitary, Un- <br /> <br />sightly, Etc., Conditions on Private Premises," of Chapter 13, <br /> <br />of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte, is hereby <br /> <br />amended, and shall hereafter read as follows, to-wit: <br /> <br />"?~a) In the event of the failure, refusal or neglect of <br />the owner of any premises or property to comply with a <br />notice given him pursuant to this article, it shall be the <br />duty of the health inspector to cause the weeds, brush, <br />rubbish or other insanitary matter or condition constituting <br />a nuisance to be promptly and summarily abated, in a reason- <br />able and prudent manner,at the expense of the city. The <br />health inspector shall carefully compile the cost of such <br />work done and improvements made in abating such nuisance, <br />. and shall charge such costs against the owner of such <br />premises. General overhead of administrative expense of <br />inspection, locating owner, issuing notice, reinspect ion <br />and ordering work done, together with all necessary inci- <br />dents of same, require a reasonable minimum charge of <br />eleven dollars ($11.00) per hour for the first hour, or <br />portion thereof, and eight dollars ($8.00) per hour for <br />each subsequent hour. Such minimum charge is hereby <br />established and declared to be an expense of such work and <br />improvement. <br /> <br />"(b) The city shall have the right to award any <br />quantity of work authorized under this section to a general <br />contractor whose bid shall be accepted by the city commis- <br />sion as the lowest and best secured bid for doing the work <br />mentioned in this section during a stipulated time not to <br />exceed one year." <br /> <br />Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in <br /> <br />full force immediately upon its passage and approval. <br /> <br />P~?~~D AND APPROVED this 17th day of December, 1973. <br /> <br />._s.~ .... <br /> <br />CITY OF LA PORTE <br /> <br />By <br /> <br />eft/~ <br />E. A. Thomas ayorpro-Tem <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br /> <br />AP~~ ~ <br /> <br />City Attorney <br />