Ordinance 887 - Fire Hazards572
ORDINANCE NO. 887
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCES 10-8 AND 10-9, KALISPELL CITY
CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER, HIS REPRESENTATIVE
OR CONTRACT PURCHASER OR THE OCCUPANT OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN Z'HE
CITY TO REMOVE FIRE HAZARDS THEREFROM AND TO BE LIABLE FOR COSTS
OF REMOVAL THEREOF BY CITY PERSONNEL IF SUCH PERSON FAILS TO
REMOVE SAME AFTER WRITTEN NOTICE. c J,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, MONTANA,
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 10-8, Kalispell City Code, is hereby amended to
hereafter provide as follows:
"Section 10-8. Removal of fire hazards from private property
Required.
It shall be the duty of the owner, his representative or
contract purchaser, or the occupant of real property within
the city to remove all dry grass, readily combustible rubbish
or debris from said property so that such material shall not
constitute a fire hazard and, after July 1 of each year all
weeds and grasses over eight inches in height constitute a fire
hazard for the purpose of this section."
SECTION 2. Section 10-9, Kalispell City Code, is hereby amended to
hereafter provide as follows:
"Section 10-9. Procedure upon failure of property owner.
If the owner, his representative r contract purchaser,
or the occupant of any real property i the city shall,
within 3 daysJf�_er having beegiven ritten notice to do
so by the City Finre Chief, fail or re use to remove therefrom
all dry gr4'sses, or readil combusti le rubbish or debris, or,
after July 1, remove any rdsses or weeds over eight inches in
height, the Mayor i ereby authorized to remove such
m terial, eds or gras and arge such person with the
_cbst's of uch removal. uch - osts shall be assessed at the
rat6 6f orty dollars 40=0) per hour, or fraction thereof."
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f ,.SASSED Y# -HE CITY COURTCi F THE CITY OF KALISPELL, MOTNANA, AND
APPI OVED f _ -F HI. 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY , 19 7 E; .
ATTtS T :
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or a E. Happ, May
I, George Beardslee, City Clerk of the City of Kalispell, Montana, do certify that on
the _ ✓ day of �.,ti� , 19 , I posted a copy of the foregoing; oxdir�e nce
in my office, and the same rem 4 ned posted for a period of five days, and the foregoing
is a true and correct copy of the ordinance as passed by the City Council.
- City Clerk df the
Cit 0f Kalispell,
Montana