(A) No person in charge or control of any premises within the city, whether as owner, tenant, lessee, occupant, or otherwise shall allow any junk, junk cars, rubbish to remain upon such premises longer than 10 days after receipt of written notice to remove said junk, junk cars, or rubbish from the premises. The written notice shall be issued by the safety-service director of the city.
(B) The written notice shall be served upon the person in charge either personally or by leaving the notice at his usual place of residence, or by certified mail addressed to his last known place of residence.
(C) If the party in charge is a firm or corporation, the written notice may be served personally upon the persons in charge at the premises, or by leaving the notice at the place of business of the party, or by certified mail addressed to the place of business.
(D) The provisions of this section shall not apply, however, to the deposit, storage, maintenance, or collection of junk, junk cars, rubbish in an enclosed building as permitted by the ordinances of the city, or in any area of the city in which the same shall be permitted by the ordinances of the city.
(E) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor for the first offense and of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree for each subsequent offense.
(Ord. 737, passed 9- 19-67)