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Home My WebLink About2693 OrdinanceT: ells, City Clerk tello, City Attorney ORDINANCE NO. 2693 AN ORDINANCE concerning the maintenance of sidewalks and amending Section 12.04.170 of the Pasco Municipal Code. WHEREAS, PMC 12.04.170 requires adjacent property owners to maintain the sidewalk adjacent to their property; and WHEREAS, the littering of sidewalks has become a significant problem in certain areas of the City and it is the desire of the City Council to clearly state the obligation of adjacent property owners to maintain the adjacent sidewalk free of litter and to provide a civil penalty therefore, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 12.04.170 of the Pasco Municipal Code is hereby amended by the following underlined language to read as follows: 12.04.170 MAINTENANCE OF SIDEWALKS. Whenever any street, lane, square, place or alley in the City shall have been improved by the construction of a sidewalk along either side thereof, the duty, burden, and expense of the maintenance, cleaning (including the cleaning of litter and other debris), repair and renewal of such sidewalk, including the erection and maintenance of suitable barriers of wood, iron or masonry along the outer margin of such sidewalk where the same is elevated more than two (2) feet above the abutting property, shall devolve upon the owner of the private property directly abutting on the sidewalk, and the improvement shall be made by the owner in the manner provided by the Ordinances of the City, and the laws of the State. It shall be unlawful for any person after receiving notice from the City to fail to maintain, clean, repair, or renew such sidewalk pursuant to the obligations created above. A violation of this Section shall be a Civil Code infraction carrying a maximum penalty of $250. Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect five (5) days after passage and publication. PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this /day of July , 1988. Ed endler, Mayor 99302-2608 DATE '-07228C LEGAL NO - ACCOUNT NO 50 550 DESCRIPTION-Or di ri a rice 26 7, ? TIMES 001 LINES 11' P0 BOX 2608 PASCO, WASHINGTON (509) 582-1500 LEGAL ADVERTISING INVOICE SU-BSCRIBED AND SWORN BEFORE ME THIS --25 — DAY OF SOLD TO TOTAL $ 4.7 3- r" $- r a s ORDINANCE NO 2693 AN ORDINANCE con- cerning the maintenance of sidewalks and amending Section 12 04 170 of the Pasco Municipal Code WHEREAS PMC 1.2 04 170 requires adja- cent property owners to maintain the sidewalk adja- cent to their property and WHEREAS the littering of sidewalks has become a si9nificant problem in cer- tain areas of the City and it is the desire of the City Council to clearly state the obligation of adjacent prop- erty owners to maintain the adjacent sidewalk free of lit- ter and to provide a civil penalty therefore NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON DO OR- DAIN AS FOLLOWS Section 1 Section 12 04 170 of the Pasco Mu- nicipal Code is hereby amended by the following underlined language to read as follows 12 04 170 MAINTEN- CANCE OF SIDEWALKS Whenever any street lane square place or alley in the City shall have been im- proved by the construction of a sidewalk along either !side thereof, the duty bur- den, and expense of the maintenance cleaning (in- cluding the cleaning of litter :and other debris) repair ' and renewal of such side- ! walk including the erection and maintenance of Suita- I ble barners of wood iron or masonary along the outer margin of such sidewalk where the same is elevated more than two (2) feet above the abutting prop- erty shall devolve upon the owner or the private prop- erty directly abutting on the sidewalk and the im- provement shall be made by the owner in the manner provided by the Ordinances of the City and the laws of the State It shall be unlawful for any person after receiving no- tice from the City to fail to maintain clean repair, or renew such sidewalk pur suant to the obligations cre- ated above A violation of this Section shall be a Civil Code infraction carrying a maximum penalty of $250 Section 2 This Ordi- nance shall take effect five : (5) days after passage and publication PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 18 day of July, 1988 -s- Ed Hendler Mayor ATTEST -s- Evelyn Wells City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM Greg Rubstello City Attorney ...LEGAL h10_006930 - AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION COUNTY OF BENTON SS STATE OF WASHINGTON Tr ie-)111`, E.. HatVE1 , being duly sworn, deposes and says, I am the Legal Clerk of the Tn-City Herald, a daily newspaper That said newspaper is a legal newspaper and has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the superior court in the county in which it is published and it is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of the publication hereinafter referred to, published countinually as a daily newspa- per in Benton County, Washington That the attached is a true copy of d-1 r ic€' 4 —' - as it was printed in the regular and entire issue of the Tn-City Herald itself and not in a supplement thereof, c -'1 time(s), commencing on -i , ---- - , and ending on and that said newspaper was regulary distributed to its subscribers during all of this period Notary public in_ and -for Ow State of Wash- _ COMMISSION EXPIRE ORDINANCE NO 2693 AN ORDINANCE con- cerning the maintenance of sidewalks and amending Section 12 04 170 of the Pasco Municipal Code WHEREAS, PMC 12 04 170 requires adja- cent property owners to maintain the sidewalk adja- cent to their property and WHEREAS the littering of sidewalks has become a si9nificant problem in cer- tain areas of the City and it is the desire of the City Council to clearly state the obligation of adjacent prop- erty owners to maintain the adjacent sidewalk free of lit- ter and to provide a civil penalty therefore NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF _ THE CITY OF PASCO WASHINGTON DO OR- DAIN AS FOLLOWS Section 1 Section 12 04 170 of the Pasco Mu- nicipal Code is hereby amended by the following ! underlined language to I read as follows 12 04 170 MA1NTEN- CANCE OF SIDEWALKS Whenever any street lane square place or alley in the City shall have been im- proved by the construction of a sidewalk along either side thereof the duty bur- den and expense of the maintenance cleaning (in- cluding the cleaning of litter and other debris) repair and renewal of such side- walk including the erection and maintenance of suita- ble barriers of wood iron or masonary along the outer margin of such sidewalk where the same is elevated more than two (2) feet above the abutting prop- erty shall devolve upon the owner or the private prop- ertyskrectly abutting on the sidewalk and the im- provement shall be made by-the owner in the manner provided by the Ordinances -of the City and the laws of the State It shall be unlawful for any person after recZitving no- tice from the City to fail to maintain clearT repair or — renew such sidewalk pur- suant to the obligations cre- ated above A violation of this Section shall be a Civil Code infraction carrying a maximum penalty of $250 Section 2 This Ordi- nance shall take effect five (5) days after passage and publication PASSED by the City r`ro Inni I A C..."% rces NOTICE This is an invoice for legal advertising space Please pay from this invoice as no statement will be rendered Please detach at perforation and return with payment LAngton, residing at July 19, 1988 Tri City Herald P.O. Box 2608 Pasco, Washington 99302 Gentlemen: Please publish Ordinance Nos. 2689 through 2693 on the following date: July 22, 1988 Please send two (2) Affidavits of Publication for each. Sincerely yours, Evelyn Wells City Clerk ew