Colfax Municipal Code Art. IV Miscellaneous

The city council may bring appropriate actions, in a court of competent jurisdiction, to collect any amounts due by reason of the abatement of a nuisance by the city and to foreclose any existing liens for such amounts. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the city may bring the appropriate civil and criminal actions in a court of competent jurisdiction for abatement of any nuisance existing within the city pursuant to any other provision of the law.

(Ord. 454 (part), 1999: prior code § 9-4.119)

Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter, the city council may cause a nuisance to be summarily abated if the city council determines that the nuisance creates an emergency condition involving an immediate threat to the physical safety of the population. Prior to abating the nuisance, the city manager shall attempt to notify the owner or possessor of the property, place or area involved of the nuisance and requests him or her to immediately abate the nuisance. If, in the sole discretion of the city council, the owner or possessor of the property, place or area containing the nuisance which creates an emergency condition fails to take immediate and meaningful steps to abate the nuisance, the city may abate the nuisance and charge the cost of abating such nuisance to the owner or possessor of the property, place or area involved. The city shall notify in writing the owner or possessor of the property, place or area upon which the city has abated a nuisance and of the costs thereof.

(Ord. 454 (part), 1999: prior code § 9-4.120)

A. It is unlawful, within the city boundaries for any person to set fire to, or burn, brush, stumps, logs, fallen timber, fallows, slash or grass, forest land or any other flammable material and it is unlawful for any person to set fire to burn flammable material in an incinerator, except upon the issuance of a permit for such burning, issued by the city clerk, city manager, their duly authorized agents or the chief or officers of any legally constituted fire department or fire protection district in the city.

B. The permit shall be issued in writing and shall state the times at which and the terms and conditions subject to which such burning shall be done and it is unlawful for any such person to violate any of the terms, provisions or conditions of such permit.

C. Regardless of such permit, any person burning any material or setting any fire shall observe all reasonable and proper care and precautions in so doing and nothing contained in such permit shall relieve or exonerate any such person from civil liability by any reason of any violation of law.

(Ord. 454 (part), 1999: prior code § 9-4.121)