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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 50-D= ffS ORDINANC E Prohibiting"-eolleeaioris" of .water . or. .amy property within the. Ci' y of Beaumont and v. ithin ' the ' corporate limits, thereof; unless "such' colleeti on of .water is treated in. the manner therein prescribed;- defining .:,the. term:-ttcolleeti-ons, of watern:; : prescribing methods of treatment" there or; prow ng"- o superylsion=_of.-,the, enforcement of'"such,)'''ord.inance 'by the Director- the Sanitation;- prescribing: a penalty for the .violation of the•terms.thereof; repealing all--ordinances-in conflict there,- - with; and providing that --the invalidity of mzy -.Dart- thereof shall not affect, the valid portions.. _ , BE'° IT ORDAINED BY .THE CITY "COMMISSION. OF' THE' CITY OF BEAUMONT SECTION 1. That it shall hereafter-be.-unlawfal Tor 'the"bd. i upant'._or owner" of any premises "in -the -City of Dearom o'nt.-, 'or" within th6uBsaid 40et--4 - the -corporate limits thereai, or the...agent :of .. .,the owner if .the owner be'--a-_non-resident.'or absent fro�i- th 0 City, to cause, suffer, or permit may collection of ;stanai: ng or flowing -� water -in which. mosquitoes breed orare, likely- to,.b,reed_ ori such premises, warless' such .o"ollection of water is treated in the -manner prescribed by the- Director of Sanitation -of the City of: Beaumont or- his r"his duly -authorized representative ' hereafter provided for, so as - to prevent the breeding -.of-'mosquitoes; - and any -suoh collection of water so "unlawfully maintained, ,is." hereby ,declared. , to be a" -nuisance, SECTION 2. DEFINIVG ROOLLECTION -OF WATERn: That the, e,ollection of -water to_ be' considered as coming within the terms of this ordinance is :that which :i°s: contained or' may hereafter be -contained in ditches, ponds, pool"excavations, holes,- depressions, cesspools, privy vaults; fountains, ,basements, _.cisterns, tanks;_ -shallow -wells, barrels, ; troughs' (exc3ept "horse troughs- in .frequent:'use)`';r urns, cans'- boxes," "bottles, tubs; buckets, " defective house, -roOf:gutters, tanks of "flash' closets, or other similar water contaLhers. SECTION 3, METHOD OF '12REATYMT: That tha- methods .of treatmeitb of any such collect ion of -Water for the purpose of preventing the breeding of mosquitoes shall be. one or more of the following, or any other effective method, the method used in any case -to. be, first approved by the Director of Sanitation:-: (a) .Screening with wire netting of at least sixteen meshes to the inch -one way or any other material which will effectually prevent the ingress or egress of mos- quitoes. (b) Complete emptying every seven days of unsereened con- tainers, together with their thorough'drying.or cleaning. (c) using an approved larvicide. (d) Covering completely the surface. of- the"'water with kerosene, petroleum or paraffin oil once every .seven days.• (e) Cleaning and keeping sufficiently free of vegetable growth and other obstructions, and -stocking with mosquito destroying fish; absence of half-grown larvae to be evidence of compliance with the measure. (f) Filling or draining in accordance with the directions of the Director of Sanitation of the City of Beaumont or his duly authorized representative. (g) groper destruction or disposal of tin cans, tin boxes, broken or empty bottles and similar article=s likely to.hold water. SECTION 40 if any person responsible under the terms of this ordinance for the existence of any condition herein prohibited which gives rise to mosquitoe breeding refuses to take all necessary measures directed by the Director of Sanitation of the City of Beaumont or his duly authorized representative to' prevent the same in accordance with the terms hereof within three days after notice , either verbal or written, from the Director of Sanitation or his duly authorized representative so to do, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor a2f subject to the penalty prescribed by Seetion.6 hereof, and each and every -day s failure or refusal to remedy such condition after the expiration of said time shall constitute a separate and distinct. offense. SBCTION 5• INSPECTION: 1 The Director -of Sanitation of the City of Beaumont and those working directly under his supervision shall enforce the provisions of this ordinance and for this purpose may at all reasonable times enter in and upon any premises within the CITY OF BEAUMONT vx- No Text