O85-11ORDINANCE NO. 85_11
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING ACCUMULATIONS
OF WEEDS,
GRASSS,
BRUSH
OR DISCARDED
WASTE
MATERIALS;
PROVIDING
FOR THE
CUTTING AND
REMOVAL
OF SAME BY
THE CITY
WITH THE
COST INCURRED
TO CONSTITUTE
LIEN;
PROVIDING
PENALTY
AND EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENNEDALE, TEXAS, that;
Section 1.
(a) Accumulations of Weeds, Grass, Brush or
Discarded Waste Materials, etc.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning, claiming,
occupying or having supervision or control of any real
property to permit weeds, grass, brush, or any objectionable
or unsightly matter to grow to a greater height than twelve
(12) inches upon any such real property or to permit the
accumulation of any other objectionable, unsanitary or
unsightly matter including, but not limited to dead grass,
tree limbs and stumps, waste paper, scrap wood or lumber,
scrap metal, discarded or abandoned construction material.
Provided that all vegetation not regularly cultivated which
exceeds twelve (12) inches in height shall be presumed to be
objectionable, unsanitary and unsightly, and all wood, metal,
concrete, asphalt, equipment and appliances shall be presumed
to be discarded and abandoned after remaining as such for ten
(10) days after first notice of the non - compliance with the
provisions of this Ordinance. It shall be the duty of such
person to keep the area from the line of his property to the
curb line next adjacent to it free and clear of the matter
referenced to above.
(b) City May Remove Weeds, Grass, Brush, etc., or
Discarded Waste Materials; Notice of Same
(1) In the event that any person owning, claiming,
occupying, or having supervision or control of any real
property fails to comply with the provision of Section 1 (a)
and if such owner fails or refuses to do so within ten (10)
days after notice in writing or by letter addressed to such
owner at his post office address, or by publication as many
as one time within ten (10) days within the official
newspaper, if personal service may not be had as aforesaid,
or the owner's address be not known, the City may do such
work or may cause the same to be done and may pay therefore
and charge the expenses incurred in doing or having such work
done or improvements made, to the owner of such property as
herein violating the provisions of Section 1 (a) above.
(2) In addition to the remedy in Subsection (1), the
City may issue a citation for violation of Section 1(a)
and /or institute immediate abatement in case of immediate
fire hazards.
(c) Expense Incurred in Obtaining Compliance to
Constitute Lien on Property
The City, in addition to the remedy specified in Section
1(b) above, shall also have the power to cause any of the
improvements abovementioned to be done at the expense of the
City on account of the owners, and cause such expense thereof
to be assessed on the real estate, or lot or lots upon which
such expense is incurred. On filing with the County Clerk of
Tarrant County, Texas, a statement by the Mayor of the City
of such expenses incurred, the City shall have a privileged
lien thereon, second only to tax liens and liens for street
improvements to secure the expenditure so made and ten
percent (10 %) interest on the amount from the date of such
payment. For any such expenditures and interest, as
aforesaid, suit may be instituted and foreclosure had in the
name of the City; and the statement so made as aforesaid, or
a certified copy thereof, shall be prima facie proof of the
amount expended in any such work or improvements.
Section 2.
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any
provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a separate
offense for each day or portion of the day during which the
violation is committed, continued or permitted, and each
violation is perishable by a fine not to exceed $200.00.
Section 3.
This Ordinance is ordered to be published and will be
effective from and after the p5 day of Auizust
1985.
Passed by the
the 8_ day of
Kennedale City
Ala�,ust
ATTE Tom:,
CITY ISECRETARY
GALA L. KIRK
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Council in open session on
B n P ublishing,
P.O. Box 40230
Everm ®n, TX 76140
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Publishers Or:
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION EVERMANTMES
KENNEDALE NL'\`'S
UOREST HILL NEWS
STATE OF TEXAS: SOUTH COUNTY ADYERTIS
Phone 478 --4661
COUNTY OF TARRANT:
City of Kennedale
BEFORE YM,the uridersigned authority, on this day personally appeared
JEDDA HI NDS . who having been duly sworn h
oath:
3 , says upon er
That she is the advertising manager of the = _
which is a weekly newspaper published in Tarrant County, Texas, with
general circulation in the city of KENNEDALE
Texas; and that a copy of
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which is attached to this
affidavit, was published in said newspaper on the following date(s)
fJ to wit: Aug. 22, 1985
EXECUTED THIS 9 th DAY OF September
1985
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JEDDA• HINDS ,
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE NE THIS THE � of �, DAY OF
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