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The collection of water referred to in § 92.07 shall be held to be those contained in ditches, ponds, pools, excavations, holes, depressions, open cesspools, privy vaults, fountains, cisterns, tanks, shallow wells, barrels, troughs, except horse troughs in frequent use, eaves troughs, urns, urn cans, boxes, bottles, tubs, buckets or other similar containers.
(Ord. 23, passed 8-7-1958) Penalty, see § 92.99
(A) The method of treatment of the collection of water specified in § 92.08, so as to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes, shall be any one or more of the following:
(1) Screening with wire netting of at least 16 meshes to the inch each way or any other material which would prevent the ingress or egress of mosquitoes;
(2) Complete emptying every seven days of the unscreened containers;
(3) Using a larvicide approved by and applied under the direction of the Health Department;
(4) Covering completely every seven days the surface of the water with per off in oil, kerosene or petroleum in sufficient quantities to remain covered at least 12 hours each time;
(5) Cleaning and keeping sufficiently free from vegetable growth and other obstructions and stocking with mosquito-destroying fish, absence of half-grown or larger mosquito larvae to be evidence of compliance with this measure;
(6) Filling or draining to the satisfaction of the Louisville and Jefferson County Health Department; and
(7) The removal of tin cans, tin boxes, broken or empty bottles and similar articles likely to hold water at least once in seven days.
(B) If not removed, it must be so completely destroyed as not to be able to hold water.
(Ord. 23, passed 8-7-1958) Penalty, see § 92.99
The natural presence of mosquito larvae in standing or running water shall be evidence that mosquitoes are breeding there, and failure to prevent such breeding within the 24 hours or such reasonable period as may be specified, in writing, by the Louisville and Jefferson County Health Department shall be deemed a violation of the ordinance and regulation.
(Ord. 23, passed 8-7-1958) Penalty, see § 92.99
Should a person or persons responsible for conditions giving rise to breeding of mosquitoes fail or refuse to take necessary measures to prevent the same within 24 hours or such reasonable period as may be specified, in writing, by the Louisville and Jefferson County Health Department, the Louisville and Jefferson County Health Department is hereby authorized to do so, and all necessary costs incurred by the Louisville and Jefferson County Health Department shall be a charge against the property owner or other person offending as the case may be.
(Ord. 23, passed 8-7-1958)
The Louisville and Jefferson County Health Department shall enforce the provisions of §§ 92.07 through 92.13, and for this purpose may, at all reasonable times, enter in and upon any premises within its jurisdiction and any person or persons charged with any of the duties imposed by §§ 92.07 through 92.13 falling within the time specified by the Louisville and Jefferson County Health Department to comply with any order thereof to comply with §§ 92.07 through 92.13 shall be deemed guilty of a violation and each day after the expiration of this time that said persons fails to comply with §§ 92.07 through 92.13 shall be deemed a separate offense of §§ 92.07 through 92.13.
(Ord. 23, passed 8-7-1958)
The owner of the premises, and, in his or her absence, the agent or occupant, shall be held under §§ 92.07 through 92.13 to be responsible for the prevention or correction of conditions giving rise to the breeding of mosquitoes; provided any tenant, trespasser or other person causing said condition without the consent of the owner or agent shall be held responsible therefor.
(Ord. 23, passed 8-7-1958)
NOISE
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, firm or association to make, create or continue or cause, permit, maintain or suffer to be made or continued, any loud, raucous, unnecessary, excessive or unusual noise which disturbs the peace or quiet of any others or which causes discomfort or annoyance to any reasonable person of normal sensitiveness residing within the city.
(B) The standard for determining whether a violation of the provisions of this subchapter exists includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) The volume, level and intensity of the noise;
(2) Whether the nature of the noise is usual or unusual;
(3) Whether the origin of the noise is natural or unnatural;
(4) The proximity of the noise to residential dwellings;
(5) The time of day or night the noise occurs;
(6) The duration of the noise;
(7) Whether the noise is recurrent, intermittent, over a cumulative period or constant;
(8) Whether the noise can be heard more than 50 feet away from any adjoining property boundary line in a residential district; and
(9) The intrusiveness of the noise.
(Ord. 3, series 2017-2018, passed 7-17-2017) Penalty, see § 92.99
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