40-70 ORDINANCE NO. 40-70.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
CHAPTER 15, SECTIONS 15-5 AND 15-6, CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY, PROVIDING
FOR PERSONNEL TO INSPECT PROPERTY ?~ICH
MAY BE DECLARED A NUISANCE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Delray Beach, Florida,
deems it to be in the best interest of the operation of the City to
have the City Manager designate responsible personnel of the City
to inspect property which may be declared a nuisance under Sections
15-3 and 15-4, Code of Ordinances of this City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 15-5, Chapter 15 of the Code of Ordi-
nances of the City be amended to read as follows:
"Section 15-5. Report of Violations.
Periodically, the city manager shall designate city
personnel to make a survey report in writing to the
city manager describing any lots or parcels of land
in the city wherein conditions such as specified in
sections 15-3 and 15-4 of this chapter shall exist.
Such report shall be delivered to the city clerk, who,
shall, after research of the citY's records, indicate
after each parcel, the name of the owner of record.
Thereupon, the city manager shall submit such survey
report to the city council."
Section 2. That Section 15-6, Chapter 15 of the Code of Ordi-
nances of the City be amended to read as follows:
"Section 15-6. Notice of violation directed to owner of
premises; form.
The city council shall consider each sur~ey report at
a regular or special meeting and shall hear such support-
ing data as it may require of the city manager or his
designated personnel in order to decide if a nuisance
exists; and, if the city council decides that a prima
facie case showing the existence of a nuisance is estab-
lished the city council shall then direct the city clerk
to send a written notice within five days thereafter to
the last record owner of each of such parcels of land
declared to be a nuisance at the last available address
for such owner, such notice to be in substantially the
following form:
NOTICE
Date
TO:
ADDRESS:
PROPERTY:
You, as the owner of record of the property above de-
scribed, are hereby notified that the city council of the
city of Delray Beach, Florida, on the day of
19 .... , determined that a nuisance exists upon such property
caused by (list briefly the details).
Page 2. Ordinance N~. 40-70.
You are hereby notified that you must abate this nuisance
within thirty (30) days, failing in which the city council
will have it done, and the cost thereof will be levied as
an assessment against such property.
BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
City Clerk"
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this second and final
reading on this 23rd day of November , 1970.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
First Reading November 9, 1970
Second Reading November 23, 1970
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Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida
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