042 of 1984 - Weed Abatement Amendment - Fire Prevention Bureau 0 84-18 ow-j
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DATE:
SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 42 of 1984
(Weed Abatement Amendment--
Fire Prevention Bureau)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF SALT LAKE
CITY , UTAH, 1965, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO WEED ABATEMENT BY:
AMENDING SECTION 15-2-3 AND ADDING SECTION 15-2-3 .7 TO AMEND WEED
CONTROL PROVISION OF 511 .201 (a) OF THE UNIFORM FIRE CODE; BY
ADDING SECTION 15-3-5 AUTHORIZING THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU TO
ABATE WEEDS BY CLEANING REAL PROPERTY; AND BY AMENDING SECTIONS
18-29-5 , 18-29-6, AND 18-29-10 RELATING TO ABATEMENT PROCEDURES
FOR THE CLEANING OF REAL PROPERTY.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1 . That Chapter 2 of Title 15 of the Revised Ordi-
nances of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, as amended, relating to the
Uniform Fire Code and Amendments, be, and the same is hereby
amended by AMENDING Section 15-2-3 and by ADDING Section 15-2-3 .7
amending Section 11 .201 (a) of said Code relating to standards for
weed control and accumulation of waste materials, which shall
read as follows:
Sec. 15-2-3. Amendments. The following provisions of the
Uniform Fire Code be, and the same are hereby listed
Sec. 15-2-3 . 1 . Appeals.
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Sec. 15-2-3.6. Hose lines for demolition (510.316)
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Sec. 15-2-3.7. Accumulation of waste materials--weed con-
trol [§11 .201 (a)]
Sec. 15-2-3 . 8 - 3.9 Reserved.
Sec . 15-2-3. 10. Fireworks. (§78. 102 , 103 )
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Sec. 15-2-3.7. Accumulation of waste materials--weed con-
trol. (Sec . 11 .201 (a) of the Uniform Fire Code, relating to the
prohibition of the accumulation of waste materials, be, and the
same is hereby AMENDED by adopting by reference the standards of
Section 18-29-4 of these ordinances relating to weed control
which shall read as follows:
Sec. 11 .201 (a) . Accumulations of wastepaper, hay, grass,
straw, weeds, litter or combustible or infammable waste material ,
waste petroleum products or rubbish of any kind shall not be
permitted to remain upon any roof or in any court, yard, vacant
lot or open space. All weeds, grass, vines or other growth, when
the same endangers property or is liable to be fired, shall be
cut down and removed by the owner or occupant of the property.
When total removal of growth from a piece of property is imprac-
tical due to size or to environmental factors, approved fuel
breaks may be established between the land and the endangered
property. The width of the fuel break shall be determined by
height, type and amount of growth, wind conditions, geographical
conditions and the type of exposures threatened. Weeds shall be
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deemed to endanger the property if they are not maintained at a
height of less than six inches. Weed cuttings must be promptly
cleared and removed. Other methods of weed eradication are spe-
cified in Section 18-29-4 of these ordinances, and are incor-
porated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. That Chapter 3 of Title 15 of the Revised Ordi-
nances of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, as amended, relating to
enforcement provisions be, and the same is hereby amended by
ADDING Section 15-3-5, authorizing the Fire Prevention Bureau to
proceed with abatement work of cleaning real property by adopting
and incorporating by reference the provisions of Chapter 29 of
Title 18 of these ordinances, which amendment shall read as
follows:
Sec. 15-3-5. Abatement procedures for cleaning of real
property. For the purposes of assisting with weed control and
the abatement procedure established for the cleaning of real
property, as provided in Section 10-11-1 , et seq. , Utah Code
Annotated , 1953, as amended, as codified in Chapter 29 of Title
18 of these ordinances, the City hereby authorizes the Fire Pre-
vention Bureau, in addition to the Salt Lake City-County Health
Department, to administer in every respect said abatement proce-
dures. To that end:
( 1 ) Every reference in said Chapter 29 of Title 18 that
refers to said "Health Department" or the "Department" shall be
deemed to also refer to the "Fire Prevention Bureau" .
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(2) The Fire Marshall, as head of the Fire Prevention
Bureau, and/or his duly authorized representatives, are hereby
appointed City inspectors authorized under Section 10-1 1-1 , et.
seq. , Utah Code Annotated. Every reference to "Inspector" in
Chapter 29 of said Title 18 shall also be deemed to refer to the
Fire Marshall and his representatives.
(3 ) The Fire Prevention Bureau is authorized to administer
a special revolving fund established by the City to fund out-of-
pocket costs incurred in the abatement work under said procedure
for the cleaning of real property. Any funds collected in any
manner for reimbursement shall be redeposited into the revolving
fund, together with any supplemental appropriations.
SECTION 3. That Sections 18-29-5 and 18-29-10 of the
Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, as amended ,
relating to abatement procedures for the cleaning of real proper-
ty be, and the same are hereby AMENDED to read as follows.
Sec. 18-29-5. Notice. Owners or occupants of the property
upon which a violation exists shall be served a written notice
stating the violation, location of violation, date of notice,
corrective measures to be taken, a reasonable time period to
comply, which shall be not less than 10 days from the date of the
service of the order, and the department 's power to cause at the
property owner' s expense the cutting or eradicating of weeds, the
cleaning and removing of weeds, unsightly or deleterious objects
or structures, or flammable material, or the securing of any
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vacant structures. Any administrative appeal to said notice must
be filed with the issuing department within ten days of service
of the notice and is subject to review as other department admi-
nistrative appeals. Once notice has been served during any
calendar year directing the cutting and removing of weeds, no
further notice need be served upon the same owner or occupant to
compel such weed cutting and removing during such calendar year.
Said written notice issued by the inspector shall be deemed
sufficient and complete when served upon the owner or occupant:
( 1 ) Personally by the inspector or his representative;
or,
( 2) Mailing, postage prepaid , addressed to the owner
or occupant at the last known post office address appearing
on the records of the county assessor.
The inspector shall make proof of service of such notice
under oath and file the same in the office of the county trea-
surer.
Sec. 18-29-6. Department authority to clean and secure
property upon owner ' s failure to comply. Upon the owner's or
occupant' s failure to cut or eradicate the weeds, remove the
cuttings, solid waste, unsightly or deleterious objects or struc-
tures, or flammable material or failure to secure any vacant
structure in accordance with the notice issued, the department
shall have the authority to cause such cutting, removing or
securing, including the power to enter on the property in viola-
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tion for such cutting , removing or securing , or to authorize
others to enter on such property and cause such cutting, removing
or securing. The inspector, upon approved completion of the
work, shall prepare an itemized statement of all cost including
administrative expenses incurred by the department which shall be
a minimum of not less than $100, plus the cost of cutting, eradi-
cating , removing or securing the property. The inspector shall
mail a copy of such statement to the owner or occupant demanding
reimbursement to the department of said costs by payment to the
city treasurer within 20 days of the date of mailing. Such
notice shall be deemed delivered when mailed by registered mail
addressed to the last known address of the property owner or
occupant according to the records of the county assessor.
Sec. 18-29-10. Costs of removal to be included in tax
notice. Upon receipt of the itemized statement of the costs of
cutting or eradicating, removing of solid waste, unsightly or
deleterious objects, flammable material , or the securing of any
structure, the county treasurer shall forthwith mail one copy to
the owner of the land from which the same were cut, eradicated,
removed or secured, together with a notice that objection in
writing to the Board of County Commissioners may be made within
thirty days to the whole or any part of the statement so filed .
The county treasurer shall, at the same time, deliver a copy of
the statement to the clerk of the Board of County Commis-
sioners. If objections to any statement are filed with the com-
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missioners, they shall set a date for hearing, giving notice
thereof, to the party objecting , the inspector, the department
and the City Attorney' s office, and upon the hearing of the
matter, determine and fix the actual cost of cutting , eradicat-
ing, removing or securing , including administrative expenses,
reporting their findings to the county treasurer. If no objec-
tions to the items of the account are made within thirty days of
the date of mailing such statement, the county treasurer shall
certify and enter the amount of such statement on the assessment
rolls of the county in the column prepared for that purpose.
Otherwise, the treasurer shall, within ten days of the date of
the action of the Board of County Commissioners upon any objec-
tions filed , enter in the prepared column , upon the tax rolls,
the amount found and certified by the Board to be the cost of
cutting , eradicating , removing or securing. If current tax
notices have been mailed, the taxes so incurred may be carried
over the rolls to the following year. After the entry by the
county treasurer of the certified costs of such work, the amount
so entered shall have the force and effect of a valid judgment of
the district court, and shall be a lien upon the lands upon which
the work was performed , and shall be collected by the county
treasurer at the time of and in the manner provided for the pay-
ment of general taxes. The county treasurer shall send a copy of
the certification to the city treasurer 's office. Thereafter,
upon payment, a receipt shall be acknowledged upon the general
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tax receipt issued by the county treasurer and the collected
funds shall be reimbursed to the applicable abatement fund .
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its first
publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah,
this 21st day of June , 1984.
CH MAN
ATTEST:
TY RECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on June 22 1983
Mayor's Action: 6/27/84MAYOK
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(S E A L)
BILL 42 of 1984
Published: June 27, 1984
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Affidavit of Publication ADM 35A
STATE OF UTAH,
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County of Salt Lake
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�SRDINANCEAMENpING THE RE[NERORRINIANCES
O� •'r LAKE CITY UTAH,1945,AS AMEND'EtS,RELATING
D ApATEVV3By lyll?NpIN,G$�GTI N TST.3 AND
SE ON f55-22 3.7 T A7NEIVL3 YVEEp CSN Is PRO-
1l OF 71.291(a,OF? M Cp�
TIO GSEAU,`X 15-�-5" U 1�?1 fzir�vG�THE' E BY Being first dulysworn deposes and says that he/she is
TfON BUREA 10N, ABA AfB+kERS BY;'LI i RVE g p y
PROPERTY,ANp$yq�y ING 1 S 1 9,
AN 18-29-5f) RELATINf . A� ` „ r",ri: U0 legal advertising clerk of the DESERET NEWS, a daily
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c ,; If newspaper printed in the English language with general
Soflcl►y"Utah,196s asrQla4�fa circulation in Utah, and published in Salt Lake City,
4JlI�m Fed and�hlendp)i3Mrts bsome I hom-
y ended.¢y A/hENQIN�attajl ,bY A p��G Salt Lake County, in the State of Utah.
Section 15 2-3:7 amending on 11.20(a)of sa(ia Code'rbtaR
fng.to standards for weed`c9atrol and accumulgtiqn,Rf"Ste
mdterlais wh ch,sHa)I Yeatf US10flows!
Sec f5-2-0,Amer drmeti f,The fpfiowing provI long of'Hte
Un(>Iorrim Fire Code'be and the some are hereby list!f• That the legal notice of which a copy is attached hereto
P*Ci 15,?.3.1.Appeals.s s s - ,
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U1ati6ri of ufaste hlQferfati`(4e4d�n
1rWl(Sec.11.201(0)bf the Uniform Fire Code,reigffng t0 the
P� on Of x the MINDED accumulation of waste materials,be and the
js he 0. by q(lopli Y•rsf¢r�nrestun-
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vacant lot or ��Pbof ar In ahY cbdrl yard,
open spa II weeds, grass, vines or other ggrowth when the m�re�fr nge property or IS It le
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be promPHy cleared ohdt'emo ed. 111 ..................................................... .......................................
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y ordinances b are lonC: or her in by reference.
SECTIdN .T hat Chbpfer 3 of Tf a 15 of the it vlsed Ordl-
nonces of SOH Lake City,Utah,1965,as amende,relating to enforcement provisfons be,and fire same Is her amended .......... .. ' . ............
by ADDING Section 15-3.5,authorizing tg Fire Prevemion Su Leg A ertisi n lerk
CreVau to proceed with ahogtregfmt eM work of cleaning real property
ha°ptardOp 29n of T�itiie 19 pf}nes�e ordinances which amenilme4}shall read as follows:
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ...........................15th. . .................................. day of
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........................August.............. A.D. 19.....84..
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Notary Public
My Commission Expires
March 1, 1988
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SECTION 4.This orNrwnce shall mks effect upon Hs first
Pbllcofion. -
Passed Dyy the SWCfty Council of S Ldka City,Utah,this Pill
day W Jura,1981.
Rood MAN
CHAIRATTEST:
Kohiryn M«i II
CITY RECORD
TronsmHHed to me May«on June PP,19S4
Mavar's Action:
To Wilson
MAYOR
ATTEST:
KWnryn Marshall
CIFY RECORDER
�IIS�9T of 19B/
Published:June PP,1984
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