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ORDINANCE NO. 263
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE TO PRE-SCRI13E SANITARY
RULES FOR THE DISPOSAL OF HUMAN EXCRETA, WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS
OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATE It AND DECLARING OPEN PRIVIES TO BE A s}
NUISANCE AND PROVIDING FOR THE ABATEMENT OP, SUCH NUISANCES." 1
B IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY CP CLEAR:
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SECTION I. That every residence and building in which human s
beings reside, are employed or congregate, shall be required to
have a sanitary method of disposing of human excreta, namely:
Where City water is available, there shall be provided a sanitary
water closet connected with the City sewer or an approved typo
of septic tank, or where City water is not available, a sanitary
privy. %?..
=r SECTION II. It shall be unlawful to dispose of human excreta
within the corporate limits of the City of, Cloarwater, Florida,
except in a sanitary water closet, or sanitary priviy.
SECTION III. It shall be unlawful for any person, persons,
firm or corporation owning or leasing any premises in the City of.
Clearwater, Florida, to permit the disposal of any human excreta
:f on any property leased or rented by any such person,persons, firm
or corporation, or the agent of any such, except in a sanitary
water closet or a sanitary privity, and it shall be unlawful to
permit the disposal of any material in a sanitary water closet
or sanitary privvy, other than human excreta and soluble paper.
SECTION IV. That no septic tank other than those approved
by the State Board of Health shall be constructed within the
Corporate limits of the City of Clearwater, Florida.
SECTION V. The cost of installing a sanitary water closet
or sanitary privVy shall be borne by the owner of the property
upon which the said closet or privy is located I
SECTION V2. All pri.yies within the corporate limits of the
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City of Clearwater, Florida, not constructed and maintained in
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conforadty, with Plans and instructions on file with the
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Clity Clnrk of the city of Blearwater, shall be and are hereby
declared nuisances dangerous and injurious to the public health,
and shall be condemned and forthwith abated in accordance with
the law or ordinance of said City. "
• SECTION VII. The City shall have the right to make or have
made such alterations and constructions of those privvies which
are nuisances, and make them sanitary, and all costs pretaining
to such work shall bo charged against the property owner.
SECTION VIII. Whore in any street or section of street there
is constructed a public sewer, for the purpose of carrying off
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the sewage, the owner or owners of property abutting on, adjacent
to or within 290 feet of any such.-sewer so constructed shall
within 30 days after being notified by the City Sanitary Inspector
of the City of Clearwater, connect the house and',buildings on
such property with such, public sewer in a proper manner.
SECTION IX. '.Any person, persons, firm or corporation, or
the agent of any such person, persons, firm or corporation, who
neglects, fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of this
ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and when
convicted shall be Pined in the sum of not less than $10.00 or
more than $50.00, and each time that such person, persons, firm
or corporation neglects, fails:. or refuses to comply with any of
the provisions of this ordinance, may be deemed a separate offense,
and punished' as herein provided.
Passed by the City Commission of the City of Clearwater, ""Z
Florida, this 6th day of June, A. D. 19271.
H. H. Baskin
Mayor U01'.4-assioner
Attest:
J. M. Gilmore .
LTty u or Cer.