Needles Municipal Code Ch. 11 Health and Sanitation

11-1 County Health And Sanitation And Animal Regulations--Adopted By Reference; Where Filed 11-2 Same--Amendments, Additions And Deletions 11-3 Repealed By Ord No 409-AC 11-4 Repealed By Ord No 409-AC 11-5 Accumulations Of Dirt, Rubbish, Weeds, Etc.--Notice To Property Owner To Remove 11-6 Same--Removal By City At Expense Of Property Owner 11-7 Cesspools, Privies, Etc., Prohibited And Declared A Nuisance; Required Abatement 11-8 Entry Into Food Establishments--Appropriate Clothing 11-9 Abandoned Residential Property Registration

(Ord. No. 90-NS, 166-NS, 384-NS ,67-AC, 78-AC, 330-AC, 409-AC, 579-AC)

For state law authorizing city to regulate sanitary matters, see H.& S.C., § 500. As to vaccination of dogs, see §§ 4-14, 4-15 of this Code.

11-1 County Health And Sanitation And Animal Regulations--Adopted By Reference; Where Filed

There is hereby adopted by the city for the purpose of providing regulations relating to public health and safety, providing for the issuance of permits and the collection of fees and providing penalties for the violation of such regulations, within the city, the certain code known as the “Health and Sanitation and Animal Regulations of the County of San Bernardino, State of California,” as of December 31, 1974, and the whole thereof, save and except such portions are deleted, modified or amended by this chapter, of which code not less than one copy shall be filed in the office of the city clerk, the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length in this chapter and the provisions of which shall be controlling within the city. (Ord. 384 N.S.; Ord. 78-AC.)

As to licenses for hospitals, see §§ 12-50. For state law as to adoption by reference, see Gov. C., §§ 50022.1.

11-2 Same--Amendments, Additions And Deletions

The following amendments, additions and deletions are hereby made to the Health and Sanitation and Animal Regulations adopted by this chapter:

1. Whenever the terms “County” or “County of San Bernardino” are named or referred to in such code, the terms “City” or “City of Needles” shall be substituted therefor, except that all permits shall be obtained from the county department of public health and all fees and costs shall be paid to the county department of public health.
2. The Health and Sanitation and Animal Regulations are amended and changed in the following respects: 1. “Duties of Health Officer,” (Sec. 31.011), delete the phrase “outside of incorporated cities.” 2. “Domestic Water Supply,” (Sec. 31.026), delete the second paragraph. 3. “Annual Expiration of Permits,” (Sec. 31.036), amend the last clause to read: “But all permits granted hereunder shall expire on the 30th day of June of the fiscal year in which the same became effective.”

4. “Hog Ranches,” (Div. 2, Chap. 4), delete entire chapter. 5. “Annual Milk Permit,” (Sec. 34.013), amend last two clauses to read as follows:

“But any permit granted thereunder shall expire on the 30th day of June of the fiscal year in which the same is granted, and the same must be renewed on or before July 1st of the year in which it expires.” 6. “Animal Control,” (Div. 2, Chapter 1), delete entire Chapter 1. 7. “Rabies,” (Div. 2, Chapter 2), delete entire Chapter 2. (Ord. No. 384 N.S., Ord. No. 67-AC; Ord. No. 78-AC.)

11-3 Repealed By Ord No 409-AC

11-4 Repealed By Ord No 409-AC

11-5 Accumulations Of Dirt, Rubbish, Weeds, Etc.--Notice To Property Owner To Remove

The city council may, by resolution, require the owner, lessee or occupant of any building, grounds or lots in the city to remove dirt, rubbish, weeds and rank growths from the sidewalk opposite thereto and from the building or grounds thereof. Such resolution shall specify the building, grounds or lots with sufficient certainty to identify the same, and also the nature or character of work to be done thereon, and the time within which the same shall be done.

Notice of the passage of such resolution, with a brief statement of the work required to be done thereunder, and the time within which the same is to be done, shall be personally served upon such owner, lessee or occupant can be found within the city, or by posting the same in a conspicuous place upon such building, grounds or lots specified in such notice. Such notice shall be served or posted at least five days before the time specified in such notice for the doing of such work. (Ord. 166 N.S.)

11-6 Same--Removal By City At Expense Of Property Owner

If the owner, lessee or occupant of property specified in a notice given pursuant to section 11-5 shall fail or neglect to do the work specified in such notice within the time specified therein, the director of public works shall have the right and he is hereby authorized to remove such dirt, rubbish, weeds and rank growth or destroy the same at the expense of such owner, lessee or occupant, and the expense thereof is hereby made chargeable against such owner, lessee or occupant and a lien upon such property, building, grounds or lots upon which such work has been done.

The street superintendent shall report to the county auditor, the amount of such charges or expenses so incurred by such removal or destruction, and the county auditor shall add the same to the amount of taxes levied and assessed upon and against such property where such work has been done, if the same has not been paid on or before the making of the assessment upon such property.

If the amount of such charge or expense is not paid at or before the time required for the payment of such taxes, then such property upon which such lien exists shall be sold to pay the same in the same manner and with like notice as provided by law for the sale upon delinquent taxes upon property.

11-7 Cesspools, Privies, Etc., Prohibited And Declared A Nuisance; Required Abatement

No person shall maintain or keep any open cesspool, pit, trench, vault, water closet or outhouse or place where excrement, water used for washing of cooking utensils, dishes, clothes and human beings and other liquid offal is kept, and the same is hereby declared a public nuisance.

It is hereby found and determined that the existence, keeping or maintaining of any open cesspool, pit, trench, vault, water closet or outhouse, or place where excrement, water used for washing of cooking utensils, dishes, clothes and human beings and other liquid offal is kept, is injurious to the public health, indecent, offensive to the senses and an obstruction to the free use of property so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life and property by the entire community and neighborhood, and by a considerable number of persons, therein, and it shall be the duty of the owner or any person in possession of the property upon which such nuisance exists to immediately abate the same.

The health officer shall forthwith give the owner or agent of the premises upon which any such public nuisance exists written notice of the existence of such nuisance, and such notice shall be completed when directed to the owner or agent of such premises; and if such nuisance is not abated within ten days from date of mailing such notice or the date of serving such notice, the health officer shall then abate or cause to be abated such nuisance, and upon the filing of a duly itemized record of such abatement, the date incurred, the description of the land and the name of the owner, the expense of the abatement shall become a lien against such property on which such nuisance is maintained or in the discretion of the health officer he may forthwith, upon completion of the work and in behalf and for the use of the city, commence suit in the proper court against the owner of such property to recover upon his personal obligation the expense incurred. (Ord. 90 N.S.)

11-8 Entry Into Food Establishments--Appropriate Clothing

1. The interests of public health are best served by requiring that patrons of food establishments, including but not limited to restaurants, convenience stores, grocery stores, and any business that sells food, not frequent such establishment without wearing a shirt and shoes.
2. It shall be unlawful for a food establishment, including but not limited to restaurants, convenience stores, grocery stores, and any business that sells food to allow patrons in the establishment without wearing a shirt or shoes.
3. Food establishments may post a notice stating, “It is unlawful to enter this food establishment without wearing a shirt and shoes. Needles City Code Sec. 11-8.”
4. The provisions of this section are severable. Should any portion of this ordinance be found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, the remaining portions of this section shall remain in full force and effect. (Ord. 330-AC)

11-9 Abandoned Residential Property Registration 11.9.1 Purpose/Scope 11.9.2 Definitions 11.9.3 Registration 11.9.4 Inspection 11.9.5 Fees 11.9.6 Maintenance Requirements 11.9.7 Security Requirements 11.9.8 Enforcement 11.9.9 Appeals 11.9.10 Violation/Penalty

11.9.11 Severability