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Home My WebLink AboutO-00152i ORDINANCE NO 6y. AN ORDINANCE DEFINING "TENT" AND "TENT OITZES"; PRESCRIBING SANITARY REGULATIONS POf TENTS AS A HUMAN HABITATION, AND PROVIDING PENALTY POP THE VIOLATION OP THIS ORDINANCE. B ; IT ORDAINED BY THE COMWISSION OF THE CITY OF OW: Section 1. Por the purposes of this ordinance the word "tent" shalt, be deemed to mean any structure or enclosure the roof of which is of silk, cotton, canvas or a light material, and which it used by one or more people as a human habitation. "Tent Cities" will be deemed to wean any lot or site on which are located two or more tents. Section 3. No tent or tent pity shall be erected or maintained without a permit from the Department of Public Welfare. Section 3. Tents or tent cities which are located on a street in which there is a public sewer shall be provided with water closets as hereinafter provided, which must be connected with said public sewer. In such case there shall be one water closet for each sex in the ratio of one for each sex for each five tents or portions thereof, and in addition thereto, one slop sink for each five tents or portions thereof.' In case a tent or tent city shall be located on a street in which there is no public sewer, dry toilets, thoroughly water tight and fitted with a tight fitting self closing cover so as to make tine receptacle contained in such dry closet fly and vermin proof, and so ventilated that all odors shall be discharged therefrom to the outside of such toilet at a height of nos Igoe than twelve feet, shall be provided in the following ratio: One dry toilet for every two tents. No tent ehall be located more than one hundred (100) feet from the. Rater cloost or dry toilet which served ouch tent, Section 4, The owner) occupant, or leeeee of any tent) or tent city and the owner of the property upon which acid tent oity is located, or either or them, shall maintain the same in a sanitary condition at all times. If the Department of Publio Welfare aha11 notify any of the above named persona in writing that the sanitary conditions of any tent or tent city are unsatisfactory, such notice stating in what reap eot such premises are in an unsanitary and unsatisfactory condition, then the owner, occupant, or lessee, and the owner of the property upon which said tent oity is located, or either of them, shall, within forty-eight hours after the receipt of such notice, place such tent or tent city in a satisfactory sanitary condition. Section 6. Any person found guilty of the violation of this ordinanoe or any part thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not more than $200.00, or be imprisoned not more than sixty (60) days, or both, in the discretion of the court., Section 6. Each day's failure, after the expiration of the said forty-eight hours notice, to comply with the notice set forth in Section 4 of this ordinance, shall constitute a separate offense. Section 7. All ordinanoes or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 8. If any part of this ordinance be declared invalid in any judicial proceeding, such partial invalidity shall not affect the remainder of this ordinance. Section 9. The foregoing ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measgre on the ground of urgent public need for the preeervation of peace, health' safety and property, PASSED AND ADAPTED, this _ day of December, 1922. ATTEST: otLc ditiiftee itethitianoreilto tad etc: titian'i l•reteritiine \ gfiftis i . i.• Ility•Iteptilititificter Teti* It a ) niiiiiiiit,rtaintritlitalikad Prettaiiiir ' pplialif,lateilie iloilitioa ut this Ordinate% i ,Itordnitted'oy,nthe eeiritttieldett -'', ‘Of the City or Matti: - ° 'iteetioti -1. Per the, purpetet (St it Ordinance the Weird "tent" shell allele:meet the reef of *hien its of be deettled to Mean any etritettire ot STATE tIr VI,ORIDA, *ilk, cotton,ettnvite or a lieht tit' 'Melia, and Whicit itt toed by one tit (401.INTY OP 1./A___1)P more people tie a human habitatlett. -- Tent . Cities" will be deemed to 'Of oedinances In co fit t he tit Section 1. If tatt.X Pert of mooed before me — .... — - ..- - . ......... .. -- ............ - , , loeated tWe or..tnore tents. .arti herebY r'etWaied h e tevd- ?naafi artY lot or site on Whieh ere PtallitSlitars shall be erected ot meinteitted Wit •• judicial peoreetling. 'such partial Itt- ,Sectien Tente or' tent calm, nown, and made oath that he is the Which are located on a street In which there is a nubile sewer shaft he provided 'with water cloeet:4 hereinafter provided. which must be -eonnected With said public sewer. In such caise, there shall be one 'water closet for each sex In the ratio of one for each ftex- for, each five tents or portions thereof, end In addition thereto. one slop *ink for each five tents or portions there. It: case it tent or tent city shaft be mented on a etreet In which there is no plahne,IPOWPr,, 411' toilets, Thor - "toughly tenter tight add fitted with It tight fitting eelf-elossIng corer so VS to make the receptacle contained such dry closet fly and vermin nroof and so ventilated that all °tit a, permit front the Departntent of Public Welfare. Section 2, No tent or tent eitY 6rd:fleece declaty invalid in row validity Phan tint affect the retnitlh- der ot thlii or hanee. . Section 0. The fereithIng knee is hereby declared ,to be an etnergeheY Ineasitte on the Atoned VI Urgent nubile heed for the peexer- vation nf peaee, health, eitfety and properte. Paseed end edivted thle I:th day , 0110re shall be discharged therefroin to the outside of such toilet et a height of not less than twelve feet. hall be provided in the following ratio: one dry toilet for over two tents. No tent "Ill he located more than one hundred (100) feet from the water eInset or dry toilet 'Which serve* such tent. ' 'Section 4. The °timer, occupant. or lessee of any tent. or tent city and the owner of the property mem which maid tent' pity itt located. Or -either of thetn, ftlifthl main. tarn the PIMP in it eanitary ront11- ', tIon at nit times. If the Ilepert- '," ment of Public Welfare shell malty uny of the above named persons in • writing that the sanitary conditions of any tent Or tent -city nre onset le- faetory, such notice stating In what respect sueh premises are in an un. sanitary and unscatistaetory etintll- tion, then the owner, oectmant.itt Jostle, and the owner of the twee. 7 arty unon whIels x814 tent ell ,,I4trated, or either of - them. eh ill. - withlr, forty-eight hours; otter to . le _r,xecelpt of 'melt notice. place such _Aent or tent city In a satisfactory - sanitary condition. - --,-44ection 0, -.kW Pervon .touna fianthereof. ce or any part shall rty of the violation of this ' bit auhleet to a fine of not more than A:00.00. or lirt imprleoned not Mars than sixty (401 dare. or both. In the -discretion of the eourt. De.ceMb"&fa"tErtLEE. Attetitt 'Mayor. . H. E. EOSg. -(Seal) City Clerk. -,14641011 C. fallara. after- the expiration of the pod fOrty.elgitt hours' notice, to romnlv, with the notice eot forth in fiertion 4 of this ordinance, elan constitute teneritc came% 8001,104 vrainanCea or parts imph% which is a regular Daily newspaper, published at orida, and that the Legal Notice or advertisement, a true attached, was published in said Miami Daily Metropolis, - once each week, for. 71-4---) consecutive weeks, the on 4$64-r-1./ 6 19 0/. X A. I). and the last bein ,on ej Sworn and subscribed to before me this e 4/ day of first insertion 19 being , A. D. 19.24r-A. Notary Pub. My conunission expires J........ Publisher's Fees, $.. ......... ....... ........ , ' =••