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(b)Persons placing litter in public receptacles or in authorized private receptacles shall do soin such a manner as to prevent it from being carried or deposited by the elements upon anystreet, sidewalk or other public place or upon private property.2) Any person, firm, corporation or association carrying on an enterprise that results inlitter being deposited on any street, alley or other public way or upon any private property, shallclean up the same within 12 hours of the time the same is deposited. If any such litter is subjectto being blown about it shall be picked up immediately. If any such litter is likely to attractanimals such litter shall be picked up immediately.3) If any person, firm, corporation or association fails to pick up litter as required by thepreceding section within the time specified therein, the Director of Public Works shall arrange tohave the same picked up by City crews or by private enterprise. The entire expense for pickingup such litter, together with an additional charge of 20% for administrative expenses, shall becharged to the person, firm, corporation or association that did the littering. If such sum is notpromptly paid, it shall be placed upon the tax roll of any property owned by the litterer pursuantto Wisconsin Statute 60(16). This charge shall be in addition to any fine or other penalty forviolation of this ordinance.4) Violations of this section shall be subject to forfeiture in an amount within the rangeshown in Chapter 42 of the Municipal Code for each day that a violation exists.5) If any section of this Ordinance shall be deemed unenforceable, the remaining shallremain in effect. (SUBSECTION (5) CREATED 3/10/98-- ORDINANCE NO. E-397)22.03 ABATEMENT OF PUBLIC NUISANCES. (1) Inspection of Premises.Whenever complaint is made to the Mayor that a public nuisance exists, or has existed, withinthe city, he shall promptly notify the Health Officer, the Building Inspector, or some other cityofficial whom the Mayor shall designate, who shall forthwith inspect or cause to be inspected thepremises and shall make a written report of his findings to the Mayor. Whenever practicable, theinspecting officer shall cause photographs to be made of the premises and shall file the same inthe office of the City Clerk.(2) Summary Abatement. (a) Notice to Owner. If the inspecting officer shall determinethat a public nuisance exists on private property and that there is a great and immediate danger tothe public health, safety, peace, morals or decency, the Mayor may direct the Chief of Police, ora Deputy Sheriff, to serve a notice on the owner, or, if the owner cannot be found, on theoccupant or person causing, permitting or maintaining such nuisance and to post a copy of thenotice on the premises. Such notice shall direct the owner, occupant or person causing,permitting or maintaining such nuisance to abate or remove such nuisance within 24 hours andshall state that unless such nuisance is so abated, the city will cause the same to be abated andwill charge the cost thereof to the owner, occupant, or person causing, permitting or maintainingthe same, as the case may be.(b) Abatement by City. If the nuisance is not abated within the time provided or if theowner, occupant or person causing the nuisance cannot be found, the Health Officer, theBuilding Inspector, or some other city official whom the Mayor shall designate, shall cause theabatement or removal of such nuisance.22-4
(3) Abatement by Court Action. If the inspecting officer shall determine that a publicnuisance exists on private premises but that the nature of such nuisance is not such as to threatengreat and immediate danger to the public health, safety, peace, morals or decency, he shall file awritten report of his findings with the Mayor, who shall cause an action to abate such nuisance tobe commenced in the name of the city.22.04 COST OF ABATEMENT. In addition to any other penalty imposed by thischapter for the erection, contrivance, creation, continuance or maintenance of a public nuisance,the cost of abating a public nuisance by the city shall be collected as a debt from the owner,occupant or person causing, permitting or maintaining the nuisance, and if notice to abate thenuisance has been given to the owner, such cost shall be assessed against the real estate as otherspecial taxes.22.05 JUNKED VEHICLES ON PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PROPERTY. (1) Nodisassembled, dismantled, junked, wrecked or inoperable and/or unlicensed motor vehicle shallbe stored or allowed to remain in the open upon public or private property within the City ofHartford for a period in excess of 48 hours unless it is in connection with an automotive salesand repair business enterprise located in a properly zoned area.(2) Whenever the Police Department shall find any such vehicle placed or stored in theopen upon public property within the corporate limits of the City of Hartford, the PoliceDepartment shall cause such vehicle to be removed or stored in a junk or salvage yard or othersuitable place for a period of 10 days, unless the Chief of Police determines that the cost oftowing and storage charges for impoundment would exceed the value of the vehicle. The PoliceDepartment shall give notification of the impoundment of the vehicle pursuant to WisconsinStatutes 342.40.(3) Whenever the Police Department finds any such vehicle placed or stored upon privateproperty within the corporate limits of the City, it shall notify the owner of the property uponwhich the vehicle is placed or stored, or the owner of the vehicle if ascertainable, of the intentionof the City to remove such vehicle. If any such vehicle is not removed within 5 days after suchnotice, the Police Department shall cause such vehicle to be removed, the cost of removal to becharged to the property owner from which it is removed, and if unpaid the charge shall beentered as a special charge on the tax roll. Upon removal the vehicle shall be stored in a junk orsalvage yard or other suitable place for 10 days and the owner and lien holders shall be notifiedof its whereabouts pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 342.40. At the end of 10 days, the vehicleshall be disposed of by auction, sale or junking as determined by the Chief of Police. If thevehicle is claimed by the owner, all reasonable charges for handling and storage shall be paid bythe owner.(4) In addition to the payment of storage and towing charges as determined in Chapter 42of the Municipal Code, any person who is convicted of a violation of this section shall be subjectto the penalties provided in Chapter 42 of the municipal code. (SECTION 22.05 AMENDED2/9/93--ORDINANCE NO. E-234; AMENDED 6/11/96--ORDINANCE NO. E-335)22.06 LOUD NOISES PROHIBITED. (1) General. No person shall unreasonablydisturb the peace and quiet of any other person by making or causing to be made anyunnecessary and excessive noise. Unnecessary and excessive noise shall include, but shall not belimited to, loud shouting, whistling, loud playing of phonographs, radios, television sets, musicmachines or musical instruments, or any other noises such as may tend to annoy or disturb a22-5
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