No person shall throw or deposit any decayed fruit, waste paper, shavings, offal, dirt or trash of any kind on any sidewalk or street in the city.

(Code 1964, § 21-1)

Cross reference— Garbage and trash, Ch. 9.

No person shall throw or deposit any decayed fruit, waste paper, shavings, offal, dirt or trash of any kind of any sidewalk or street in the city except as permitted under section 9-37 of this Code.

(Code 1964, § 21-1)

Cross reference— Garbage and trash, Ch. 9.

No person shall place or cause to be placed, or allow to remain in front of his premises, any merchandise, goods, show cases, barrels, wagons, carts, signs, advertisements or articles of any description on any sidewalk or street, without the permission of the council.

(Code 1964, § 21-3)

(a)

No person shall place or deposit any building materials on any sidewalk or street of the city, unless such materials are for use in buildings in the vicinity in the course of erection or repair; and for the deposit of such materials not more than one-half (½) of the width of the street in front of the building to be constructed or repaired shall be occupied.

(b)

After completion of the roof and exterior of such building, all building materials then remaining shall be removed from the streets or the sidewalks as far as practicable.

(c)

Every person in charge of such construction shall keep lighted lanterns at each end of such obstruction between the hours of sunset and sunrise.

(Code 1964, § 21-4)

(a)

[Maintenance.] The area between the curb and the adjoining property line, or between the pavement edge and the property line if no curb exists, except for those areas that are designed to carry stormwater runoff, shall be maintained by the adjacent property owner. Such maintenance shall include mowing and providing for seeing that no grade changes occur which would affect drainage.

(b)

Penalties. Failure to comply with this section is subject to code enforcement action as adopted by the City of Crystal River.

(Ord. No. 07-0-41, §§ 1, 2, 8-27-2007)

No person shall take up, remove or destroy any sidewalk or street crossing except for the purpose of immediately repairing or replacing the same, nor refuse or neglect to repair or replace it without unnecessary delay.

(Code 1964, § 21-8)

(a)

All sidewalks shall be kept clean and free from trash and weeds by the owner or occupant of the property abutting thereon.

(b)

Should any sidewalk become dangerous or detrimental to the health or reasonable convenience of pedestrians, or obstructed by trash or weeds, the city manager shall give notice in writing thereof to the owner or occupant of the property abutting thereon to correct such condition within ten (10) days from the date thereof.

(c)

No owner or occupant of property shall fail or refuse to comply with such notice.

(Code 1964, § 21-9)

(a)

No sidewalks shall be ordered to be constructed of less than five (5) feet nor more than ten (10) feet in width.

(b)

If the city manager shall find any sidewalk in an unsafe condition and needing repairs, he shall report such fact to the city council, together with the name of the owner of the real estate in front of which such repairs are needed.

(c)

Upon the receipt of such report the council shall give to the city manager a notice, directed to the owner of the real estate, requiring such owner to make necessary repairs forthwith, and the city manager shall serve such owner with a copy of such notice, service to be in the same manner as provided for in section 14-22.

(Code 1964, § 21-18)

(a)

No person, after having been so notified, shall neglect or refuse to make repairs to the sidewalk abutting his property within fifteen (15) days from the service of the notice, nor fail to put the sidewalk in good, safe and substantial condition for travel thereon.

(b)

Should any person fail to comply with the provisions of subsection (a), then the city manager shall without delay make the necessary repairs in the manner specified, such repairs to include the taking up and relaying of such sidewalk; if such taking up and relaying be, in the opinion of the city manager with the approval of the street committee, necessary.

(c)

The city manager shall keep an itemized statement of the labor and materials furnished in the repair of such walk and shall file it with the council. This account, together with all costs and charges, shall be paid by the council and shall become a lien upon such real estate, to be collected in the same manner as a mechanic's lien.

(a)

No person shall be in violation of the real property maintenance standards set forth in section 6-63 or section 10-5.

(b)

If a code enforcement officer determines that vegetation, which violates the maintenance standards in this article exists, and determines that the city should correct the violation, a code enforcement officer shall notify the owner(s) of record of the property in writing and demand that such owner cause the violation to be remedied within seven (7) days. The notice shall be given by first class mail, addressed to the owner(s) of record [of] the property described, as their names and addresses are shown upon the records of the county property appraiser, and shall be deemed complete and sufficient when so addressed and deposited in the United States mail with proper postage prepaid. Notice shall also be posted upon the property declared a "public nuisance". Notice may be served by hand delivery to the owner(s) of record of the property in lieu of mailing.

(c)

The notice shall be substantially in the following form:

NOTICE OF PROHIBITED CONDITIONS

I inspected your property (describe property) on or about (date) and found the following conditions (describe conditions) that are a violation of City Code Chapter _______, Article _______. You are hereby notified that you must correct these violations within seven (7) days of the date of this Notice or by (date), whichever is later. If not all conditions are corrected by this date, the City will cut, trim, edge and clear the property to correct the violations of the City Code. To perform this maintenance, the City will also remove any junk, rubbish or other material from the property. The cost of this work, including administrative expenses, will be charged to you in the form of a lien against the property. You can appeal the finding that there is a violation by filing a written appeal to the City Clerk within seven (7) days of the date of this letter.

___________
(Official Title)

(d)

The code inspector shall perform a re-inspection after the allowed time to remedy the violation. If the violation has been corrected, the case will be considered closed or shown as being in compliance. If the re-inspection finds no change, then the city may proceed to cut, trim, edge and clear the property to correct the violations of the City Code, and charge the owner for the costs, including administrative expenses in the form of a lien against the property.

(Ord. No. 07-0-45, § 1, 9-24-2007; Ord. No. 18-O-16, § 4, 11-13-18)

(a)

Within thirty (30) days after the mailing or service of notice, or after the first day of posting on the property, whichever occurs last, the owner or the designated agent of the owner may file an appeal to show that the violation alleged in the notice does not exist. The appeal shall be in writing and must be filed with the director of code enforcement.

(b)

The code enforcement special master shall hold a hearing at such reasonable time and place as provided under chapter 2, article VI, of the Ordinance Code of the City of Crystal River.

(Ord. No. 07-0-45, § 1, 9-24-2007)