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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 2173 , JONESBORO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 5.16.16, ENTITLED "WEEDS TO BE CUT. . . . , REMOVAL OF TRASH . . . . ," TO MAKE IT ILLEGAL FOR PROPERTY OWNERS TO ALLOW DEAD OR ROTTING TREES ON PROPERTY, AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR REMOVAL. (NOTE: THIS ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED BY ORD-01:793 ON OCTOBER 15, 2001)
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council for the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
SECTION 1: Ordinance No. 5.16.16 is hereby amended to read:
It shall be unlawful for any person owning any lot or property within the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, to allow weeds to grow thereon to a greater height of more than twelve (12) inches or to become unsightly or unsanitary, or to allow garbage, rubbish, rotting or dead limbs or trees and other unsafe, unsightly or unsanitary articles and things to accumulate on such lots and real property within 150 feet of dwelling or structure, or to fail to eliminate, fill up or remove stagnant pools of water or other unsanitary things or conditions which might become a breeding place for mosquitoes, flies and germs harmful to the health of the community.
SECTION 2: Due to the immediate threat of damage to life and property of the Citizens of Jonesboro caused by such overgrown weeds, rotting trees, stagnant pools, etc., an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this Ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of July, 1992.