ANY RESIDENT OBSERVING A LARGE AMOUNT OF CLUTTER BEING COLLECTED UNDER A HOMEOWNER’S CARPORT MUST USE THE FOLLOWING GUIDE LINES BASED ON THE CITY PARISH UNIFORM CODE OF DEVELOPMENT (UDC) CHAPTER 4 SECTION 6:411.1.
ASK THESE QUESTIONS:
· WHAT DO THE ITEMS APPEAR TO BE?
· IS THERE A POSSIBILITY RENOVATIONS ARE TAKING PLACE?
· ARE THE ITEMS GROWING IN VOLUME AS A COLLECTION?
1. IF THE PERSON OBSERVING THE ISSUE DETERMINES IT IS CLUTTER, REPORT THE ADDRESS TO 311 AND THEY WILL HAVE AN INSPECTOR VISIT THE ADDRESS IN QUESTION TO MAKE A DETERMINATION IF IT IS IN VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE UDC PARAMETERS.
2. IF THE ITEMS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE ‘CLUTTER’, CONTINUE TO OBSERVE OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD OF TIME, CONSIDERING THE POSSIBILITY THAT RENOVATIONS MAY BE TAKING PLACE.
3. IF THERE IS NO NOTICABLE CHANGE, NOTIFY 311 AND REPORT THE ISSUE. BE SURE YOU OBTAIN A REFERENCE NUMBER IN ORDER TO FOLLOW UP ON THE COMPLAINT.
4. IF THE CITY DETERMINES THERE IS NOT AN ISSUE OF CONCERN, NOTIFY THE SHERWOOD FOREST CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION FOR ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING THE ISSUE.
UDC CODE REFERENCING CARPORT CLUTTER:
SEC. 6:411.1. – VIOLATIONS OF PART
(A) ALL GARBAGE AND TRASH, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 6:401, AS WELL AS ALL LITTER, REFUSE, RUBBISH, APPLIANCES, JUNK VEHICLES, CONSTRUCTION/BUILDING MATERIALS, LIMBS, TREES OR OTHER DISCARDED MATERIALS OR DEBRIS SHALL BE ACCUMULATED, COLLECTED AND DISPOSED OF AS PROVIDED IN THIS PART. THE ACCUMULATION, COLLECTION OR HANDLING OF ANY OF THE ABOVE IN ANY MANNER OR FORM OTHER THAN IS DECLARED TO BE LAWFUL BY THIS PART, SHALL CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION HEREOF.
(B) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCUMULATION OF GARBAGE OR TRASH, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 6:401, OR LITTER, REFUSE, RUBBISH, APPLIANCES, JUNK VEHICLES, CONSTRUCTION/BUILDING MATERIALS, LIMBS, TREES OR OTHER DISCARDED MATERIALS OR DEBRIS ON ANY PREMISES OR PROPERTY IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE A NUISANCE AND IS PROHIBITED. THE TERM “UNAUTHORIZED ACCUMULATION” SHALL MEAN THE ACCUMULATION, SCATTERING, SPILLING OR OTHER HANDLING OF GARBAGE OR TRASH, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 6:401, OR LITTER, REFUSE, RUBBISH, APPLIANCES, JUNK VEHICLES, CONSTRUCTION/BUILDING MATERIALS, LIMBS, TREES OR OTHER DISCARDED MATERIALS OR DEBRIS ON PREMISES OR PROPERTY IN A MANNER AND UNDER CONDITIONS CONTRARY AND IN VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PART.
(C) IF A CORPORATION IS THE OWNER OR OCCUPANT, THE PRESIDENT OF THE CORPORATION MAY BE PROSECUTED FOR THE VIOLATION.
(D) IF A PARTNERSHIP, FIRM, OR ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS IS THE OWNER OR OCCUPANT, ANY OR ALL MEMBERS OF THE PARTNERSHIP, FIRM, OR ASSOCIATION OF PERSONS MAY BE PROSECUTED FOR THE VIOLATION.
(E) SHOULD THE CITY AND PARISH ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE, TRASH, BULKY WASTE AND LITTER, THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THAT CONTRACT SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DEFINITIONS OF ALL ITEMS OF THE CONTRACT.
(F) WHERE A PERSON IS CONSTRUCTING OR RENOVATING A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE, THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 8A:105.A SHALL SUPERSEDE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PART TO THE EXTENT THAT SAID PROVISIONS CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PART. SPECIFICALLY, THE ACCUMULATION OF TRASH, DEBRIS, AND/OR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AT THE CONSTRUCTION OR RENOVATION-SITE SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PART, TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH IS ALLOWED BY THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 8A:105.A
(G) ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION SHALL PAY A PENALTY OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($125.00) FOR A FIRST VIOLATION; A PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($250.00) FOR A SECOND VIOLATION WITHIN A TWO-YEAR PERIOD; AND A PENALTY OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR A THIRD AND ANY SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS WITHIN A TWO-YEAR PERIOD. ENFORCEMENT OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 1, SECTION 609, ET SEQ