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ORDINANCE NO. 565
AN ORDINANCE declaring certain trees, weeds,
vegetation, horticultural growths and debris
to be public nuisances and requiring abatement,
prescribing penalties; and providing methods
for enforcement and for collecting the cost
of abatement and removal if done by the city.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Trees, plants, shrubs or vegetation or parts
thereof which so overhang any sidewalk or street, or which are
growing thereon in such manner as to obstruct or impair the free
and full use of the sidewalk or street by the public are public
nuisances. Grass, weeds, bushes, trees, or vegetation growing or
which has grown and died, or any debris upon any property and which
are a fire hazard or a menace to public health, safety or welfare
are likewise public nuisances. It is the duty of the owner of the
property wherein or whereon any such nuisances exist to abate the
nuisance by destroying, removing or trimming the growth or debris.
Section 2. The failure or refusal to comply with any of the
provisions of Section 1 hereof shall subject the offender to a fine
not exceeding $500.00, or imprisonment in the county jail for not
exceeding ninety days, or both.
Section 3. The City Supervisor shall enforce this ordinance
and if any property owner fails or refuses to abate any such nuisance
as contemplated by Section 1 hereof, the City Council may, after
report filed by the City Supervisor, by resolution require such
property owner, in addition or alternative to the penalties pre-
scribed by Section 2 hereof, to abate the nuisance by removal or
destruction, at his cost and expense within a time specified in
the resolution; and if the removal or destruction is not made by
such owner within the time specified, the City Supervisor may abate
the same as provided in Section 5 of this ordinance.
Section 4. The resolution mentioned in Section 3 hereof shall
not be passed until the property owner is given at least five days
notice of the pendency of the resolution; such notice shall be given
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by the City Supervisor by mailing a copy of the notice to the owner
as shown upon the records of the County Treasurer and at the address
shown thereon; and if no owner and address is shown on such records,
a copy of the notice shall be posted upon the property, and shall
also be published in one issue of the official newspaper. The
mailing, posting and publication shall be made at least five (5)
days before the resolution is adopted and proof shall be made by
affidavit of the City Supervisor filed with the City Clerk. The
notice shall include the resolution number and both shall describe
the property involved and the nature of the hazardous condition
constituting the nuisance.
Section 5. If thb. nuisance is not abated by removal or des-
truction by the property owner within the time fixed in the resol-
ution, the City Supervisor may abate the same and he shall render
a bill covering the cost to the city of such abatement including the
Supervisor's expense, and mail the bill to the property owner. If
the property owner fails or refuses to pay the bill immediately, or
if no bill is rendered because he cannot be found, the City Supervisor
in the name of the city may file a lien therefor against said property
which lien shall be in the same form, filed with the same officer
and within the same time and manner and enforced and foreclosed as
is provided by law for liens for labor and material.
PASSED by the City Council of the -City of Tukwila,
Washington and APPROVED by the Mayor at a regular ihe.eting thereof
this 7th day of July, 1969.
Mayor
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