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ORDINANCE AMENDING THE JONESBORO CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 5.16, ENTITLED GARBAGE, TRASH AND WEEDS.
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BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas; that:
SECTION 1: Chapter 5.16, Section 5.16.17 of the Jonesboro Code of Ordinances, shall be amended to read as follows:
If the owner or occupant of any lot or real property in the City of Jonesboro shall permit any weeds, grass, garbage, rubbish rotting or dead limbs or trees or other thing or condition existing upon the property, the Code Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized to issue a warning and/or summons citing the owner and/or occupant to Municipal Court for first offense violation of the provision 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 $50.00 plus court cost. Upon failure of the owner and/or tenant to remedy said violation within ten (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 manner as the first offense summons, which shall carry and additional fine of $100.00 plus court cost. Upon failure of the owner and/or tenant to remedy said violation within ten (10) days of the date of the second Summons, the Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to issue a third offense Summons in the same manner as the first offense Summons, which shall carry an additional fine of $250.00 plus court costs. (AMENDED BY ORD 2173 -5/1/89- 112A & AMENDED BY ORD 2408- 7/6/92- 111B)
The cost and expense incurred in removing and correcting said conditions is authorized as a lien upon the property as provided by A.C.A. 14-54-903 and 904. (Sec. 10-19, 1962 Code as amended by Ord. 1812, Sec. 1)
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of May, 2002.