Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 521--Undergrowth on Parcels — reading text

ORDINANCE NO. SA / AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10-21 SECTION 10-22 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY OWNER OF ANY LOT, PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND WITH IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, TO PERMIT WEEDS, GRASS OR UNDERGROWTH TO GROW THEREON TO A HEIGHT OF TWELVE INCHES OR MORE FROM THE GROUND, PROVIDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA: SECTION 1. That Section 10-21 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Walton Beach shall be amended to read as follows: It shall be unlawful for any owner of any lot, parcel or tract of land with improvements constructed thereon within the City Limits to permit grass, weeds, or undergrowth to grow thereon to a height of 12 inches or more from the ground or to permit rubbish, trash, debris, dead trees or other unsightly or unsanitary matter to remain thereon, or to permit the existence of depressions or excavations or any other conditions on such premises wherein water may accumulate and stand in such a manner or fashion as to make possible the propagation of mosquitos therein. It is unlawful for any owner of any lot, parcel or tract of land whether improvements are constructed thereon or not to permit weeds, grass, or undergrowth to grow thereon to a height of 12 inches or more from the ground or to permit rubbish, trash, debris, dead trees or other unsanitary or unsightly matter to remain thereon within 20 feet of the property line of any other parcel of property that has im- provements constructed thereon. SECTION 2. That Section 10-22 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Walton Beach is hereby amended to read as follows: Upon the failure or refusal of the owner or owners of any lot, parcel or tract of land with improvements constructed thereon within the City Limits to keep such premises free of weeds, grass or undergrowth twelve inches or more from the ground or to permit rubbish, Ng trash, debris, dead trees or other unsightly or unsanitary matter to remain thereon or to permit the existence of depressions or ex- cavations or any other conditions on such premises wherein water may accumulate and stand in such manner or fashion as to make possible the propagation of mosquitos therein, then it shall be the duty of the City Manager to give notice, as hereinafter provided, to the owner of such property to comply with the requirements of this article within fifteen (15) days after the date of such notice. It is unlawful for any owner of any lot, parcel or tract of land whether improvements are constructed thereon or not to permit weeds, grass, or undergrowth to grow thereon to a height of 12 inches or more from the ground or to permit rubbish, trash, debris, dead trees or other unsanitary or unsightly matter | to remain thereon within 20 feet of the property line of any other parcel of property that has improvements constructed thereon. SECTION 3. Any provisions of SEction 10 of the Code of Ordinances of the City inconsistent herewith shall be hereby repealed. SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its passage and approval by the Mayor. ATTEST ADOPTED: Obeembes F, 1/969 MAYOR; VLAN City Clerk DISPOSITION We Le aan sce headtonp | PLAYGROWND DAnLY News Published Daily (Except Saturdays and Sundays) Fort Walton Beach, Florida State of Florida, County of Okaloosa Before the undersigned authority personally appeared rrank H, Haugh who on oath says that (s)he is Publisher of the Playground Daily News, a daily newspaper published at Fort Walton Beach, in Okaloosa County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a Or ds Now#521 in the matter of in the Court, was published in said newspaper in the issues of Dec. 18, 1969 Affiant further says that the said Playground Daily News is a newspaper published at Fort Walton Beach, in said Okaloosa County, Florida, and that the said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in said Okaloosa County, Florida, each day (Saturday and Sunday excepted) and has been entered as second class mail matter at the post office in Fort Walton Beach, in said Okaloosa County, Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that (s)he has neither paid nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, co ission or refund for the puyppse of securing this advertisement for publicatjin in the said “7 4 Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of December A. D. 19.69... Notary Public, State of Florida at Large haart fees thi 2. rR ee ian ‘ My Commissien Expires