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Description:	october 8 1987 city of terre haute 203 committee report terre haute indiana october 8 1987 to the mayor and the common council of the city of terre haute indiana gentlemen your committee on traffic with mr zaikovsky as chairman to whom was referred special ordinance no 50 1987 wishes to report favorably respectfully submitted richard zaikovsky l joseph duby george alsop ray azar larry kirchner the committee report was unanimously accepted as favorable motion was made by mr zaikovsky and seconded by mr duby that special ordinance no 50 1987 be tabled motion was defeated 4 yes and 0 no motion was made by mr frazier and seconded by mr thompson that special ordinance no 50 1987 be amended motion carried 7 yes and 0 no special ordinance no 50 1987 as amended an ordinance amending chapter 1305 section 1305.4 of the municipal code of the city of terre haute indiana regulating health nuisances whereas the burning of trash garbage or other waste material in the city of terre haute indiana is a common practice and whereas the pollution in the city of terre haute indiana has become a problem and health hazard to the citizens thereof and said air pollution is contributed to by the burning of trash garbage and other waste material by the citizens thereof and whereas it is the intent and purpose of the common council of the city of terre haute indiana hereby to modify and amend special ordinance no 42 1970 to permit the burning of leaves at designated days of the week and hours of the day in the city of terre haute indiana but not to permit the open or enclosed burning of any other waste material or waste materials or waste substances except leaves now therefore be it ordained by the common council of the city of terre haute indiana section 1 that the burning of trash garbage refuse or waste materials or waste substances within the city of terre haute indiana is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited section 2 proided however it shall not be a violation of this ordinance and it shall be permitted to burn leaves in the city of terre haute indiana but only during monday through saturday the burning of leaves shall not be permitted on sunday the burning of leaves shall further be restricted to the hours of 10:00 a.m and 5:00 p.m during the above stated times of the year section 3 it shall be the duty of the chief of the terre haute fire department or his designated representative to enforce this ordinance violations shall be processed in the following manner 1 upon investigation of complaint received by the fire chief or his designated representative it is determined that a violation exists a written incident report shall be issued to offending party 2 said incident report shall serve as a warning of a violation of this ordinance 3 should a second violation be reported the fire chief or his designated representative shall file a report with the city attorney who may proceed with appropriate legal action for violation of this ordinance designation of the chief of the terre haute fire department or his representative as an enforcement officer of
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Collection:	City of Terre Haute

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