Delano Municipal Code Ch. 12.24 Protection of Streets and Other Property

No person, firm, association, partnership or corporation shall place, put, leave or park any vehicle of any kind upon any part of any street or alley that is under construction or repairs, in any manner so that it might or does become a hindrance or obstruction to the proper prosecution of the work.

(Ord. 224 §13, 1946).

No person, firm, association, partnership or corporation shall place, put, leave or park any vehicle of any kind upon any part of any street which is to be swept by a mechanical street sweeper between the hours of two a.m. and seven a.m.

(Ord. 224 §14, 1946).

A. Rubbish Accumulation Prohibited. No person, firm, association, partnership or corporation shall throw, deposit, place, leave, maintain, keep or permit to be thrown, deposited, placed, left or maintained any refuse, rubbish, garbage, abandoned or discarded objects or accumulations of any organic or inorganic matter upon any street, alley, or sidewalk area or upon any parcel of land, occupied or unoccupied so that the same might be or become a nuisance, defined as any public nuisance known at common law or in equity jurisprudence, or whatever is dangerous or detrimental to health or safety, uncleanliness or improper sanitation or whatever is offensive to the senses or may act as an asylum, feeding or breeding place for rodents, vermin or insects.

B. Owner/Occupant Responsibility for Abutting Rights-of-way. Owners and/or legal occupants of properties fronting on, or adjacent to, any portion of a street, alley or sidewalk area shall be responsible for maintaining that property consistent with the city's Municipal Code requirements including those relating to property maintenance as found in Chapters 7.12 and 12.24. Failure to maintain the street, alley or sidewalk area for which the owner and/or legal occupant is responsible as described herein will be a violation of the Municipal Code and may be cited by the city as described in Chapter 1.16 and other provisions of the Municipal Code.

(Ord. 224 §15, 1946).

(Ord. No. 2017-1292, § 3, 9-5-2017)

No vehicle used for the purpose of carrying loose or liquid substances liable to shift or spill out shall be allowed on any of the streets or alleys of the city unless the vehicle is made tight and so constructed as to prevent the shifting and spilling of its contents upon the street or alley over which it is passing.

(Ord. 224 §16, 1946).

No vehicle used for the transportation of crude oil or any of its products in tanks shall be allowed in or upon any of the streets or alleys of the city unless such vehicles are provided with drip pans under the faucets of such tanks to prevent the leakage of the contents of the tanks upon the streets or alleys and such tanks must be in all cases so arranged and handled that no leakage of any kind can occur.

(Ord. 224 §17, 1946).

No person, firm, association, partnership or corporation shall move or cause to be moved on, over or through any public street or alley in the city any building or structure not mounted on pneumatic tires, without first obtaining from the city engineer a permit so to do, and paying therefor a fee of twenty-five dollars.

(Ord. 224 §19 (part), 1946).

No such building or structure shall be permitted to stand upon any street or alley, within the limits of one block, for a longer period than forty-eight hours, except upon written permission obtained from the city engineer.

(Ord. 224 §19 (part), 1946).

To facilitate enforcement of portions of this title, [7] it is lawful for the chief of police or any police officer designated by him or the city engineer or any city employee designated by him, to enter upon any premises and to remove any article held to be a nuisance as described in Section 15** or to remove any vehicle as described in Sections 12.24.010 and 12.24.020 and any person denying or objecting to the entry or removal by the officials is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the punishment herein provided; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed as denying the owner the right to remove the articles or vehicles himself.

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Editor's note— The portions of the title affected by this provision are Chapter 2.12, §§12.16.030 through 12.16.080, 12.20.100 through 12.20.150 and this chapter. **Section 15 of Ord. 224 is not codified at the city's request.

Any person, firm, association, partnership or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or who causes, permits or suffers the same to be done is guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person, firm, association, partnership or corporation is guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portions thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is committed, continued or permitted and upon conviction of any such violation, such person, firm, association, partnership or corporation shall be punished as provided in Chapter 1.16.

(Ord. 224 §21, 1946).