[Code 1991, § 10-3]
It shall be unlawful for any person to expectorate on any sidewalk
or street crossing, or in any church or public building or on the
steps or doorways thereof, or on the steps, doorways, or floors of
any store or office building, or on the floor or pavement of any railroad
station, public hall, or other public place.
[Code 1991, § 10-4]
It shall be unlawful for any person within the limits of the
City to deposit any human excreta upon the ground or in any place
accessible to animals or flies, or where it may be washed into any
stream or spring or well used for drinking purposes.
[Code 1991, § 10-5]
No person shall permit the discharge from a water closet or
kitchen sink, slops from a kitchen or anything offensive to be thrown
or turned into a street or lot. Such discharges, slops and offensive
matter shall not be disposed of in such manner as to create a health
hazard or health nuisance.
[Code 1991, § 10-6]
A.
The owner or custodian of any dog or other animal shall keep any
area in which the dog or other animal is confined in such sanitary
condition as not to cause persistent and offensive odors and to attract
flies or other insects.
B.
No conviction for a first offense pursuant to this section shall
occur unless the party in violation has failed to comply with this
section within 10 days after the date that notice of default is mailed
by registered or certified mail or served upon the party in violation.
[Code 1991, § 10-7]
If, upon any ground in the City, there is found a drain or running
water, the owner thereof shall be required to keep the drain or running
water clean, free and unobstructed by filth, garbage, or vegetation.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 50-6, which pertained
to standing or stagnant water, adopted 8-10-2004 by Ord. No. 04-29,
was repealed 1-10-2012 by Ord. No. 11-35.
[Ord. No. 04-29, 8-10-2004]
A.
If, upon inspection by the Health Department, it is determined that
a collection of standing or stagnant water harbors disease-carrying
mosquito larvae, the owner or occupier of the premises shall have
24 hours after actual notice to abate or remove such standing or stagnant
water. In the event no owner or occupier can be located after reasonable
attempt by the City Manager but in no event less than 24 hours after
such inspection, the City Manager or his designee shall have the authority
to enter the premises and remove or abate the collection of standing
or stagnant water containing the disease-carrying mosquito larvae.
B.
If any such property owner, upon actual notice from the City Manager
or his designee, fails to remove or abate the standing or stagnant
water within such twenty-four-hour time period, the cost and expense
thereof, plus 15% to cover the City's administrative costs, shall
be chargeable and paid by the owner of such property. Such charges
shall be assessed and collected by the City pursuant to Code of Virginia,
§ 15.2-901B in the same manner as taxes are collected.
