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11INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN Whitecotton
ORDINANCE NO. ��
SAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI , AMENDING THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON , 1978, BY REPEALING SECTION 33-22 OF SAID
( CODE AND ORDINANCE NO. 9081 AND ENACTING A NEW SECTION 33-22 IN
LIEU THEREOF.
: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
( MISSOURI , AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 33-22 of the Code of the City of
JJefferson, 1978, and Ordinance No. 9081 are hereby repealed and a
new Section 33-22 enacted in lieu thereof to read as follows :
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(a) Each person in the city shall keep the sidewalks,
tree wells in sidewalks, gutters, public rest areas and
public alleys in front of and adjacent to any building,
tenement , room or real property owned, occupied, possessed
or managed by him, or under his supervision and control,
clean and clear of mud, filth, dirt , debris, trash,
litter and other substances, and weeds and grass, and
shall also keep any grass median area between the .
property line and the street in front of or adjacent to
any such property mowed and free from filth, debris, trash,
i litter and weeds, and shall also keep the sidewalks
in front of and adjacent to any such property free and
clear of any accumulation of snow and ice which presents
a hazard to pedestrians. If any such building abuts
i directly upon a public street, that portion of such public
street so abutting the building shall be kept clean and
clear of filth, dirt , debris, trash, litter and other
substances. ' Violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor,
and any person convicted thereof shall be fined not less
than ten dollars of more than two hundred fifty dollars,
or shall be sentenced to a term of confinement of not less
than one and not more than ninety days in jail, or shall
be both fined and sentenced. Each day that the condition
eixits in violation of this subsection constitutes a
separate offense.
(b) Each person in the city shall further keep any
yards, grounds, driveways and any other private, nonpublic
real property owned, occupied, possessed or managed by
him, or under his supervision and control , clean and clear
of filth, debris, trash, litter, weeds and other substances.
Violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor, and any
person convicted thereof shall be subject to the same
penalties as are prescribed for a violation of the
provisions of subsection (a) .
(c) Each person shall keep any parking lot in the
city which is owned ormanaged by him, or which is under
his supervision and control, clean and clear of filth,
debris, trash, litter and other substances. Violation
of this subsection is a misdemeanor, and any person
convicted thereof shall be subject to the same penalties
as are prescribed for a violation of the provisions of
i subsection (a) .
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(d) It is unlawful for any person, purposely or
otherwise, to throw, place or deposit , or to cause to be
thrown, placed or deposited, upon any public street , alley,
sidewalk, tree well in sidewalks, gutter, rest area or
public property of any other kind or description, or upon
private property of any kind or character, or in any stre
or body of water, any garbage, filth, debris, trash,
rubbish, litter of any other kind, nature or description,
offal , anamal carcass or parts thereof , unclean water, or
other substances, materials or objects declared to be a
nuisance, other than in proper containers or receptacles
designed and authorized for such purpose. "Violation of
this subsection is a misdemeanor, and any person convicted
thereof shall be fined not less than ten dollars or more
than five hundred dollars, or shall be sentenced to a term
of confinement of not less than one and not more than
ninety days in jail, or shall be both so fined and sentenced.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any person is convicted
of a violation of this subsection, and if the court finds
that the violation occurred while the person was the
driver or occupant of an automobile, truck or motor
vehicle of any other description, whether said vehicle was
then moving or at rest , then the minimum fine for the
violation shall be fifty dollars and the minimum sentence
4 of confinement shall be one day, and the maximum find
and sentence shall be as set forth in this subsection.
(e) No person shall deposit any trash, rubbish or
solid waste from any household in any container or
receptacle maintained on a sidewalk or at any other loca-
tion for disposal of litter by pedestrians or the general
public. Violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor.
(f) No person who owns or manages, or who is employed
by, a commercial establishment or institution, shall
deposit trash, rubbish or solid waste from that establish-
ment or institution in any container or receptacle main-
tained on a sidewalk or at any other location for disposal
of litter by pedestrians or the general public. Violation
of this subsection is a misdemeanor.
(g) Any police officer, any environmental sanitarian
employed by the department of planning and code enforcement
and any employee of the city parking and traffic authority
who has the authority to issue tickets for parking
violations, shall have authority to enforce the provisions
of this section, including the issuance of tickets,
citations and summons to appear in court.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after the date of its passage and approval.
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res'dent of t Council Mayor
Attest
Deputy City Clerk