HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 02-070 ORDINANCE NO. 02-070
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13,
ARTICLE III, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF BEAUMONT TO ADD SECTION 13-45 TO ALLOW
IMMEDIATE REMEDIATION OF NUISANCE WATER
CONDITIONS PROMOTING MOSQUITO BREEDING;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That Chapter 13, Article III of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont be
and the same is hereby amended by adding Section 13-45 to read as follows:
"13-45. Nuisance Water Conditions Promoting Mosquito Breeding.
Any accumulation or collection of water in which mosquitoes may breed is dangerous
to life and health and is hereby declared to constitute a public health nuisance. Immediate
abatement of such public health nuisances is necessary to prevent the breeding and
proliferation of infectious mosquitoes. The Health Director of the City of Beaumont or
his/her designee is hereby empowered to immediately abate,without prior notice,any such
public health nuisance, provided that notice thereof is given within seven (7) days
thereafter to the owner, occupant or agent of any nonresident where such public health
nuisance was found."
Section 2.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the
application of same to a particular set or persons or circumstances should for any reason
be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and to such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are
declared to be severable.
Section 3.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent
of the conflict only.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 17th day of
September, 2002.
- Ma or Evelyn M. Lord -