2013-0475
INTRODUCED BY: PAUL J. HOGAN, PE, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT IV
ORDINANCE NO.
Title
An ordinance of the Parish of St. Charles, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Parish of St. Charles, be amended by revising Chapter 16 Nuisances, Article III. Weeds, Grass, Etc., Section 16-24. Classifications and definitions, and Section 16-25. Prohibited.
Body
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16 Nuisances, Article III. Weeds, Grass, Etc., Section 16-24. Classifications and definitions be amended as follows:
AS WRITTEN
(c) Developed Property: Any tract, parcel or lot containing a structure. Residential subdivisions that are under construction shall also be deemed developed property under this section.
AS REVISED
(c) Developed Property: Any tract, parcel or lot containing a structure: any industrial or commercial tract, parcel or lot having onsite facilities relating to an industrial or commercial use. Residential subdivisions that are under construction shall also be deemed developed property under this section.
SECTION II. That the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 16 Nuisances, Article III. Weeds, Grass, Etc., Section 16-25. Prohibited be amended as follows:
AS WRITTEN:
(b) It shall be unlawful for the owner(s), or his agent(s), of any industrial, commercial or agricultural property with the parish, in whole or in part, to permit the growth of tall grass and/or weeds in a fifty-foot width around the entire perimeter of the property measured from the property lines. It shall also be unlawful for the owner(s) or his agent(s) to allow the accumulation of trash upon the entire area of subject property.
(c) It shall be unlawful for the owner(s), or his agent(s), of any industrial, commercial or agricultural property with the parish, in whole or in part, to permit the growth of tall grass and/or weeds in a fifty-foot width around the entire perimeter of the property measured from the property lines. It shall also be unlawful for the owner(s) or his agent(s) to allow the accumulation of trash upon the entire area of subject property.
AS REVISED:
(b) It shall be unlawful for the owner(s), or his agent(s), of any developed industrial or commercial property within the parish, in whole or in part, to permit the growth of tall grass and/or weeds in a fifty-foot width around the entire perimeter of the property measured from the property lines. It shall also be unlawful for the owner(s) or his agent(s) to allow the accumulation of trash upon the entire area of subject property.
(c) It shall be unlawful for the owner(s), or his agent(s), of any agricultural property or any undeveloped industrial or undeveloped commercial property within the parish, in whole or in part, to permit the growth of tall grass and/or weeds within a fifty-foot width adjacent to properties having commercial and/or residential uses. It shall also be unlawful for the owner(s) or his agent(s) to allow the accumulation of trash upon the entire area of subject property.
Vote
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this day of , 2014, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
2013-0475 ORD - Grass cutting revision (11-22-13)
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