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~ '- ~ ~ -. ~ . . ORDINANCE NID. 374 e THE STATE OF TEAAS I COUi~TY OF HARRIS I CITY OF LA PORTE ~ ....-.-...... AN ORDINAlJCE RE<;;.ULUNG '.m:!!: OUJEftS OF CITY PROPilltTY TO KEEP CLOSED ALL GREASE TRAPS, SEPTIC TANKG AND OTHER APERTURES THAT ARE CO~1\l!CTED ~.ITH OR IN lJ1TY iifu~NER OPEN II~TO ~'IIE SETJ'AGE LIKES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; AUT-.:ORIZING THE R.E;;..W AL OF ALL GRE~Sl!; TRAPS, SEPTIC TANKS lliJ:> OTHER APERTURES BY THE CITY OF LA PORT~ UPOl~ '.eH:;!; F~ULU.RE OF Al\ry PROPERTY O'.JNlR TO COioiPLy,nTH THE PROVI- SIOl~S OF THIS ORDIl'!JI.NCi!: AND FURTH.t:Ji PR:ti:SCRIBING A };t'INE NOT TO &Cl!:i:D TliEl,TTY- .I."IVE lJOLLARS U;25.oo) FOR THE FAILURE OR REli'USAL TO COMPLY VjJTH THIS a.'mn!Ai'~CE AFTER NOTIC:!!:. BE IT ORDAI!~ED BY 'lH:t5 CITY COill.i:Iti3ION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: SBCTIQ:r.! 1: TiLl\.T, the mmers of all lots, parts of lots, blocks or other parcels 'or tracts of land in this city are hereby required to keep closed all grease 4' traps, septic tanks and other apertures that are connected with or in any manner open into the sewage lines of the City of La Porte, Texas. SECTION 2: l'Hil.T, TJhenever any such grease trap, septic tank or other aperture shall be left open, 'c'he City Engineer shall notify the person owning or con- trolling the propert.y upon which such grease trap, septic tank or other aper- ture is found, to il,mnediately close the same or to re.'11ove it from the property. It shall be the dut:r of such person to immediately comply with said notification, and upon his failure or refusal to so comply therewith, the liayor or the City ::Iealth Officer appointed by him, shall have the authority, and is hereby au- .~--_.""'" thorized, to order i,he removal of such grease trap, septic tank or other aper- - '~ure. SECTIOR 3: THAT, ~henever any person or persons described under Section 2 hereof flhall fail to keep closed such grease trap, septic tank or other aperture, or shall fail to comply with the order of the liayor, or the Health Officer appointed 'by him, he shall be charged with the conunission of a misdemeanor and upon being found guilt:r as charged, shall be fined not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars (t~2i).OO); and, each day the said grease trap, septic tank, or other aperture shall remain open or each day such person or persons shall fail or refuse to comply r.ith such order, shall cor.stitute a distinct ar.a separate offense; --, " S:I!:C~IOl~ 4: TH.4.T man~'r grease traps, septic tanks, and othEr apertures vii. thin the city are now conducting the flow of surface and sub-surface water into the . ,