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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 5.16.17 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, FORMERLY ORDINANCE NO. 1812 OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, PROVIDING FOR HAND DELIVERY OF SIGNED WRITTEN NOTICES FOR VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTER 5.16 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS; AUTHORIZING THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO DELIVER SAME AND TO ISSUE CITATION TO JONESBORO MUNICIPAL COURT; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. (NOTE: THIS ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED BY ORD-92:929 ON JULY 6, 1992; ORD-92:928 ON JULY 6, 1992)
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
SECTION 1: Section 3 of Ordinance No. 1812 is hereby amended to provide as follows:
If the owner or occupant of any lot or other real property in the City of Jonesboro shall permit any weeds, grass, garbage, rubbish or other things or condition existing upon the property to become unsightly or unsanitary, or maintain a condemned structure on the property, the Code Enforcement Officer shall give written notice by either hand delivery or by mail, certified addresses only to said owner and/or occupant to remove such unsanitary or unsightly condition or condemned structure. If the condition has not been removed and/or corrected within (7) days from the date of service of the above notice, or within seven (7) days of posting the same where the owner is a nonresident and his whereabouts unknown, the Code Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized to issue a summons in person citing the owner and/or occupant to Municipal Court for first offense violation of the provisions of Chapter 5.16, Jonesboro Municipal Code. Such summons will require the appearance of the owner and/or occupant and shall carry a fine of $25.00 plus court costs. Upon failure of the owner and/or tenant to remedy said violation within 10 days of the date cited for the first offense, the Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to issue a second offense Summons in the same ma...
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