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AN ORDINANCE DEFINING I'4TJISANCES PROVIDING. FOR THE; ABATEI'eIEIZT TTiERhOF',,`
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THL ,CITY COUNCIL `OF 'PHE ; CIPY UF' LYP?VVC30D�DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLObJS:.` ;.
"SECTI6N,�1 perso�ri; firm: or corporation shall create; r'
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cause; comm t maintain within the ..City of Lynwood, either on. public "
` or p'r.ivate; property, �a public, nuisance, as the same is hereafter
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SEC L'lON2 Anytaing whiehn,is `injurious '`to health, or` is
indecent or "offensive -to the senses, or an'obstruction o the Free
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nt'of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable or safe enjoy
me.'of _life or prouerty'.by the' entire community or by ='any considerable .
number of persons'in the,.City"_of Lynpiood, or unlawfully obstructs
the -free passage or use' : in the customary manner, -;of any, river;'
'stre "am, canal or basin or sly .pizblicu.park, square,' street or li ay
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{ within the3City of Lynwood, i s :L public nuisance
SECTION, 3 It.is hereby declared to . be :public. nuisance V
and it shall be unlawful for.'ariy person, firm,,or corporation,sto
cause.; create, or suffer to be caused, created.or maintained', x
either upon his own property 'or upon, the property of any ` other person,
or upon public pr.operty.`withirrn; the Clty , Lynwood, any accumulation.'or `
6ohlectibn of viater or other liquid substances, ponds, p'901ump s {;
".hol6a or other'conditions upon property whereby ' we ter,,or_other; liquid.
e substances•s accumulated in such quantities and .in such manner as to
b e dahgerou§ to the health,tsafety or.comfortsof the inhabitants of the
City: of Lynwood'or any considerable number':of such inhabitants:
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+� SECTIONtA tin' act =which affects -e11 of, ;the' inhabit ants,
of the City bf Lynwood or any considerable number of them, as specified
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in see ions ;twuo nd three: hereof, is ; not le :s "s a nuisance i because xthe ...
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extent of the annoyance, damage or dange
ch a r`Amfli'cted "upon .indiv.iduals
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" S�CTION Every person who cause's, - maintains'oi commits .
a publictnulsanee as in 'this ordinande "defin8 d+ , 6i- who wilfully, t,.
omits'`tonperform 'any, legal duty ,relating' to. the removal • of aA .public
"nuisance as•.herelfi, defined' is :•guilty "of a` misdemeanor, :and unf po con-
viction thereof shall�be::punishable by a firio of, not to exceed
or by:- imprisonment - iii . City'Jail for a per
m iod.hoLtito'exceed'rsix -'
onths', or. .by,both su _fine nd �.mprisonment w
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SECTION a6 ^ Every person, firm,or 'corporation,'`who� main
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tairis`; permits, or all a public nuisance ao e c`ist upon' his or its "
property, and every person, firm or corporation oocup�in'or _Leasing:',
the property ' r or premises of another, who maintains'; permits or. ;allov�s
a public nuisance;:to exist thereon, after reasonable not oe writing
from the City" of Lynwood `to rem ve
o, > scontinue� or.abate,�the same has.
been m served ;upon -such person, far or.;'corporati.on,: is guilty o a
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"misdemeanor,` and .sYiall be;- punishable a•s provided in section 5 of this
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the'exstence of such nuisance for each and every day `
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�w' after °the service ;of `such notice shall° be deemed a; separate and
distinct offense, and it. is hereby made the. duty of, 4the City Attorney!'
- , prosecute- all persons guilty. +of: violating ?:this ,sectiori'by�c'ontinuous
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prosecutions %run ttl;sthe,fiuisanee i.s abated and remo "vea-
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SECTION 7 A civil action may be brought `in the name of
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the people of the State "ofi California° to ,a - bate a, ",- nuisance
the City Attorney,of the`- 'Ci.ty %of LyrnYdod,{and^ said City Attorney shall
bring such action wn
heever directed,by the.City Council sb to.do. "
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SECTION8: r -If, after as
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any person,:, or corporation causing` committing, or
a ;public;nu s'ance within;.th6:rCity of Lynwood, apprising, of, the future .,
of the .nuisance'and,requesting. -abateinent�, ,such person, ,flrm'or,
corporat - on fails;: neglects 'or 'ref is es to remove. "such nuisance, then
'.the' City Engineer of the City, of'hgnwood is hereby authorized, and •it'.:.
is hereby made 'the'duty.of such City"- Engineer. "to: summarily "abat "e such
nuisance. U the. abatement 'of sucYi "'nuisance; h person; rm or
corporation'caus.ing, 'committing or. maintaining'the.-same shalVbe
responsible ` for,'all -of the 'costs and expenses therein incurred.' ,The
City Attorney, of the'-City of Lynwood shall have'authority, and'' ^it shall'.,
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his' duty to "commernce' 'Action in `a Court of °competent'Juri:s
diction to' enforce the provisions of this section. by securing •Judgment'
for the costs axid expenses•of abating such nuisance.
SECTION 9 The ,Council does her.eby,find, determine and,
declare',that<this.Ordinance is •an'.,emergency measure;' that the facts
*constituting its urgency', are.:as..follows:
That,'there is no. ordinance of the City "of - Lynwood defining
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public•xiuisance of.,the- character set forth and,,specified,-in this ,
ordinance, and that where is_no: ordinance , „providng,for'.the'abatement .
thereof,, and that• it - is necessary ;that this ordinance",be declared' an
emergency measure >for. -the i.imnediate`:preservation of the public' "peace, ".:
health, ,and-- safety'-and therefore, this ordinance shall•: "take. effect "
immediately upon its; adoption. "c
SECTION -•10: The City. Clerk° shall certify to the passage „ of l . this
ordinance by the City Council, to: its:signature by,.the :to its at
testatiom by the Qity Clerk, and shall .cause th$s ordinance to be published
by.one insertion in the Lynwood Press, a. newspaper `of`general'circulat I on
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published and circulated.in the City .of shall also cause copie
of the aafne;to be,.posted in three bublic.,places the City. of'Lynwood
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