(a) Any excavation having a minimum width of six feet and a minimum depth of three feet in close proximity to any residential section within the corporate limits of the City and any in ground swimming pool is hereby declared to be unsafe, menacing and dangerous to life and limb and safety to the general public.
(Ord. 1979-5. Passed 2-22-79.)
(b) The Mayor shall issue a written order and shall notify by certified mail, the owner, operator or tenant of such premises to erect a proper protective fence of a suitable height, not to exceed eight feet, as the circumstances require.
(c) The owner, operator or tenant of such premises shall comply with the order of the Mayor within a period of time from the receipt of such order.
(Ord. 1974-38. Passed 5-9-74.)
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.