Chapter 12.40
CLEAN CONDITION OF
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY

Sections:

12.40.010    Duty to maintain clean right-of-way.

12.40.020    Public nuisance – Abatement.

12.40.030    Criminal penalty.

12.40.010 Duty to maintain clean right-of-way.

No person or party shall willfully or negligently cause or allow any dirt, mud, rocks, vegetation, grease, oil or other foreign material or substance to be deposited, stored, abandoned, discharged or spread on any public street, alley, sidewalk or other public right-of-way in the city. (Ord. 1456-A, 1986).

12.40.020 Public nuisance – Abatement.

Any act or omission defined in MMC 12.40.010 shall constitute a public nuisance. Upon notice by a city official to the party causing or allowing said public nuisance, said party shall abate the same to the satisfaction of the city within 24 hours of being so notified. If the party fails to abate the nuisance as required, the city may proceed to clean the public right-of-way with its own labor and equipment, and the direct costs thereof, plus a 25 percent surcharge, shall be charged to the responsible party. Said party shall pay the same to the city within 10 days of receiving an invoice. (Ord. 1456-A, 1986).

12.40.030 Criminal penalty.

Every person or party who shall commit or maintain a public nuisance as defined in this chapter, or who shall willfully omit or refuse to perform any legal duty relating to the removal of such nuisance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00. (Ord. 1456-A, 1986).