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