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ORDINANCE NO. 9.330 '.~k~L~~0
AN ORDINANCE providing for the maintenance of Sanitary conditions on
public and private property; providing for the removal of material detri-
mental to the public health and welfare therefrom; providing penalties for
violations and providing for the severabillty of the Ordinance,
THE CITY OF BRE~ERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. DEPOSIT OF RUBBISH PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful for
any person 'to throw, cast, deposit, or cause or permit to be thrown, cast
or deposited upon any street, highway, alley or public place, or upon any
vacant or unused lot or parcel of ground in the City of Bremerton, any
filth, rubbish, slop, boxes, barrels, waste, straw, shavings, paper, or
any comi:ustible material or anything offensive, or anything injurious to
· the public health; or to throw, deposit, or permit to be thrown or depos-
ited, or permit to ~emain upon any premises owned, occupied or controlled
by such person, any comOustible material or anything offensive, or any-
thing injurious to the public health or dangerous to persons or property,
or permit 'to remain in any street, higi~way, or alley adjoining any premises
owned, occupied or controlled by said person any filth, rubbish, boxes, bar-
rels, skavings, paper or waste matter, or anything offensive, or anything
injurious to the public health or dan6e~',ous to persons or property.
Section 2. REFUSAL TO REMOVE RUBiBISH--PENALTY. Any person who shall
fail, neglect or refuse to remove from any premises owned., occupied or con-
trolled by such person, either as owner, occupant, tenant or a~ent, or up-
on any street, avenue, alley, highway or public place abutting such prem-
ises, and an'y rubbish, dirt, filth or offensive, dangerous or combustible
material within twenty-four hours after ~aving been notified so to do by
the City Health Officer, or any policeman of the City of Bremerton, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 3. NOTICE ~.00LOSE CESSPOOLS, REMOVE GARBAGE AND RUBBISHi
It shall 'be the duty of the Commissioner of Public Works and Utilities of
the City of Bremerton, whenever there is on any property in the City of
Bremerton, a cesspool or any garbage, debris, grass, weeds or brush, to
give notice in writing to the owner thereof or to the agent of such owner
if known, requiring such owner to cause said cesspool to be filled or
closed, or to remove any garbage or debris or to cut and remove any grass,
weeds and brush on such property within such time as may 'be specified in
such notice. Such notice shall contain an estimate of the cost of the work
to b e done and shall state that in case such work is not done within the
time specified in such notice, ii, at a copy of such notice will be filed
with the City Council at the time specified in such notice and that at such
time the council will hear and decide u~on all objections which may be filed
against doing such work, and will determine whether or not such work shall
be done.
Section 4. NOTICE TO NON-RE$IDE~TS--POSTING. Whenever any such pro-
perty is own'ed b~ a non-resident and such owner has no known agent in the
City of Bremerton, or the owner of such property is unknown, notice shall
be served by posting a copy thereof in a conspicuous place on such property
and by publication of such notice ~nce in the official newspaper at least
five days prior to the dot-fixed ~or the hearing thereon.
Section 5. WORK DONE BY CITY. If the Council at the time of~ such
hearing shall find that such work be done and shall pass a resolution find-
lng such fact, and shall order the Commissioner of Public Works and Utilit-
ies to proceed with such work, then the Co~rm~issioner of Public Works and
Utilities shall ente~:; upon such land o~'~ premises and cause such work to be
done.
Sec zlon 6. COLLECfION OF EXPENSE BY CITY. The COmmissioner of Public
~orks and Utilites shall keep an accura~te account of the expense incurred
by him irt performing such work wit[~ respect to a~ae.h .to~ or parcel bi land,
and shall make a statement containing -the amount of such expense, a descrip-
tion of the lot or parcel of land affected, and a demand that such amount be
paid on or before such time not less than 20 days as may be specified in
said statement, and shail deliver or mail the same to the owner of each lot
or parcel of land affected if known, and if unknown, shall publish the same
in 'the official newspaper for one issue at least 20 days before the time
fixed for payment therein; and if such owner refuses or neglects to make
such payment; within the time specified t~_ere~ore, the Commissioner of Pub-
lic Wlrks ant. Utilities shall file a copy of such statement with the City'
Council, and if 'the City Council shall find the same correct, it shall order
'the same paid out of any' funds available therefore, and the amount so paid
shall be replaced in such fund when the same is collected as hereinafter
ORDINANCE NO. 2330 (CON'T)
provided.
Section V. LIEN. Whenever ~he City Council shall cause any such
claim to be paid as aforesaid, the same shall be filed with the Commis-
sioner of Finance who shall make out a roll showing 'the amount of the
claim against each lot or parcel of land, giving an accarate descrip-
tion of such lot or parcel of land and certifying as to 'the correctness
of same, and shall turn over such roll to the City Treasurer for collect-
ion, and the same may at any time thereafter be collected in the manner
provided for fore-closure of mechanics' liens, under the law of the State
of ~ashington.
Section 8. TIME OF LIEN. That all charges and expenses of carry-
ing out the provisions of Section 4 through 8 shall be liens upon the
property assessed fo~' the work herein provided for, ~nd shall take ef-
fect from 'the time ...the assessment roll is placed in the hands of the
City Treasurer for collection.
Section 9. SEVERABILIT~. If any section, provision, or part
thereof of this Ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstit-
utional, such adjudication saall not affect the validity of 'the Ordinance
as a whole or any section, provision, or part thereof not adjudged in-
valid or unconstitutio~al.
Section 10. VIOLAI~ION--PENALTY. Any person violating any of the
provisions of ~his Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction t~ereof shall ce fined in any stun not exceeding Three Hun-
dred Dollars, or imprisoned in the City Jail for a term not exceeding
ninety days, or both, in the discretion of tae Court.
Approved on first reading 'by the City Council this 18th day of
March, 1959.
Passed on second reading by the City Council of the City of Bremer-
ton, signed by the Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk in authentica-
tion of such passage this 25th day of March, 1959.
ATTEST: H.O. DQMSTAD, ~ayor