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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO.1552 BEING AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTIONS 10-17 THROUGH 10-20 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS (NOTE: THIS ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED BY ORD-89:1319 ON MARCH 20, 1989; ORD-89:1310 ON MAY 1, 1989)
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BE IT ORDAINED By the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Section 1: Section 3 of Ordinance No.1552 shall be amended to read as follows:
If the owner of any lot or real property isn't he City of Jonesboro shall permit any weeds to become unsightly or unsanitary or any garbage, rubbish or other unsightly and unsanitary things or articles to exist upon the property, the City inspector is authorized to give the owner of the property a written notice by registered mail to remove such conditions and correct same so as to comply with the provisions of Section 10-17 as amended. If the condition has not been removed and collected within five (5) days after service of the notice by the City Inspector or after posting of the notice on the premises, and property involved in the cast the owner is a non resident, is unknown, or his whereabouts is unknown, the City Inspector is authorized and directed, on behalf of the City to cut the weeds and to remove and correct said condition and charge the cost thereof to the owner of the said property and also against the property.
The costs and expense incurred in removing and correcting said conditions is authorized, as a lien upon the property as provided by Arkansas Statute 19-2325, 19-2328 (Repl. 1968).
PASSED and ADOPTED this 7th day of September, 1982.