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REVISED ORDINANCES
OF THE
CITY OF LAUREL
MONTANA
- 1981 -
Published by Authority of
City Council
Jobe Beslaawitch,Mayor
Compiled and revised by
Thaws L. Bradley, City Attorney
Dorothy P. Bundy,City Clerk
1961 -
R03TBR OF TH6 CMNCxs. AND OFFIC62$
1L,yer John HsslwMItch
PreAiident of the Council Jacob Ruff
Alderuea
First Ward
Jacob Ruf !
Henry Kaiser
Second Ward
Gerald L. Gass
Rey Edwards
Third Ward
Steve Rome
Kenneth C. Olson
City Cleric
City Treasurer
City Engineer
City Attorney
Fourth Ward
Cecil Nave
Harold Wilson
Dorothy P. Bundy
John Edgmad
Wayne E. Otte,
Thaws L. Bradley
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PREFACE
The Ordinances of the City of Laurel have not been,
compiled or revised since 1821. Since that time more than
555 new ordimances have been passed and many of the ordinances
which had been effective at that time have been obsolete and
are no longer in existence. This Volume "REVISED ORDINANCES
OF TBE CITY OF LAUREL, 1861" embraces all of the ordinances
of the City of Laurel, with the exception of ordinances which
have been repoaled or which are of such a special or private
nature as not to justify printing - such as vacating streets
and alleys, special Improvement districts, bond issues, annual
appropriations, tax levies. Theme erdinancos are of record
in the office of the City Clark, where they can be conveniently
found.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CWTER I
General Previsions
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Section
O,enstruction and Effect of Ordiaaacees 1- 1
Preparations and Passage of Ordinances 1- 2
CHAPTER II
Corporate] Limits, Ward Boundaries
Corporate Limits 2- 1
Ward Boundaries 2- 2
CHAPTER III
Administration
City Council
meetings 3- 1
Presiding Officer 3- 12
Quorum 3- 13
Order of Business 3- 14
Standing Committees 3- 15
City Officers
Officers
Mayer 3- 2
Aldermen 3- 21
City Treasurer 3- 22
City Clerk 3- 23
City Eagimeer 3- 24
City Attorney 3- 25
Police Judge 3- 26
Health Officer 3- 27
Employees
Wearkiag Conditions 3- 3
Airport Commission
Airport Commission 3- 4
CHAPTER IV
Fire Deapartmea t
Organization 4- 1
Valuate er Department 4- 2
CHAPTER V
Polices Department
Application - Proration 5- 1
Chief of Police - Duties 5- 2
SalarleE 5- 3
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CHAPTER VI
Police Court
Organisation B- 1
CHAPTER V11
Library
Public Library 7- 1
Librarian 7- 2
Committee 7- 3
CHAPTER V111
Health
Health Officer 8- 1
Pow* ,-a, Duties 8- 2
CHAPTER IX
Garbage - Saaitatioa
Garbage - City Collection 9- 1
Districts S- 2
Assessmuts 9- 3
Receptacles 9- 4
CHAMR X
Water
Admisistration 10- 1
Supervisioa
Ragulations 10- 2
use 10"- 21
Waste 10- 22
Repairs 10- 23
Installation
Rates 10- 3
Flat 10- 31
Meter
Sewer Charge 10- 4
Fiouridatien 10- 5
CHAPTER XI
Signs
Regulation 11- 1
CHAPTER XII
Fire Protection and Hazards
Fire Zones 12- 1
Storage 1.2- 2
Explosives
Fuel 011
Gasoline
Inflammables
Hursilag 12-- 3
CHAPTER XIII
Traffic and Vehicles
Regulation 13- 1
CHAPTER XXV
Licensing
Licenses, Types and Amount 14- 1
CHAPTER XV
Beer - Liquor
Licenses - Fee 1!f- 1
Operating Regu'atieasi 13- 2
CBAPTBR XVI
Animals
Dogs 16- 1
Animal Regulations within City Limits 18- 2
CHAPTER XVil
Offences
Offences against the Peace 17- 1
Offences against Public Safety 19- 2
Offences against Property 17._ 3
Offences against Public Policy l?- 4
Nuisances i?- 5
Violations d Penalty 17- 6
CRAPTNU XVIII
miscellaneous
Sale of Unclaimed Property is- I
Registration of Ricyclas IS- 2
CHAPTER XIX
Elections
Precinct 10- 1
Judges -- Clerks IS- 2
CHAPTER XX
Building Regulations
Building Coda 20- 1
Zoning 20- 2
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ORDINANCE NO. 557
RFVTST+,D MM INIA111 CM OF "'tom
CITY OF LA IRT- , 1961
Br,MO AN OMTNAN(',, RFVTSINGA CMTFYIITG AND ??1Af.TINC
',, r . T tAL MTHAMMS M? VT CITY OF LATTgV.L AND REPEALING ALL
MDT*TA"Tr..q OR PARTS OT' O DT"TA"T M, LTT f;rPTTrLxM THIMM ITH.
Whereas it is necessary that the general ordinances of the
City of Laurel should be revised, codii?red and arranged in
appropriate chapters and sections, that omissions should be supplied
and defects corrected and that the whole should be supplied and
defects corrected and that the whole should be rendered plain,
concise and intelligible; now therefore,
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Laurel;
CFAPTM I.
SFCTIM 1-1. Construction of Ordinances. In the construction of the
ordinances of the City of Laurel., the following; rules shall be
observed unless such construction would be inconsistent with the
manifest intent of the ordinance:
(1) General Rule. All words and phrases shall be construed
and understood according to the co31non and approved usage of the
language; but technical words and phrases and such others as may have
acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in the law shall be construed
and understood according to such peculiar and appropriate meaning.
(2) Gen ,ir Singular and Plural. Every word in any
ordinance importing the masculine gender shall extend to and be
applied to females as well as males; and every work importing the
singular nwnber only shall extend and be applied to several persons
or things as well as to one person or thing; and every word importing
the plural m mbar only shall extend and be applied to one person or
thing as well as to several persons or things.
(3) Person. The word "person" shall extend and
be applied to firms, corporations, or voluntary associations
as well as to iadividuals, unless plainly iaapplicable.
(4) Teases. The use of any verb in the present
tense shall include the future when applicable.
(56) Shall Have Been. The words "shall have been"
Include past aad future cases.
(d) Heretofore aad Hereafter. Whenever the word
"Heretofore" occurs in any ordinance it shall be contracted
to mesa any time previous to the day when such ordinance shall
take effect; and whenever the word "hereafter" occurs it
shall be construed to mean the time after the ordinance contaiaiag
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such word.shall take effect.
(T) Joint Autherit . All words purporting to give a
joint authority to three or ¦?oi,e city officers or other perseas
shall be construed as giving such authority to a majority of
such officers or other persons unless it 9,.iall be otherwise
expressly declared in the law giving the authority.
(8) Acts by Nests. Whom an ardiasace requires an act
to be done which may be by law as well be done by an agent as
by the principal such requisition shall be construed to include
all such acts when dome by an autherised ageat.
(g) reasonable Time. I¦ all cases where say ordinance
shall require any act to be dose is a reasonable time or rear
soaable aotice to be given, such reasonable time or notice shall
be deemed to meta such time only as may be necessary for the
prompt performance of such duty, or compliance with such notice.
(10) Time - -- ,.- How Computed. The time within which
as act is to be done as provided is any erdiaaace or in any
order issued pursuant to any ordiaance, when expressed is days,
shall be computed by excluding the first day aad including the
last, except that if the last day be Sunday it shall be excluded;
and whom any such time is expressed in hours the whole of Sunday,
from midnight to midnight, shall be excluded.
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Week. The word "week",shall be construed to
mean.sevea days; but publication is a newspaper of any notice
or other matter indicated to be for a stated number of weeks
shall be construed to meal sae insertion in each Week, unless
specifically stated to bo. itor each day of the week or for
more than one day in each week; and all publications heretofore
made in accordance with the terms of this. subsection are
hereby.validated.
SECTION 1- g. Whea These Rules of Coaatruction hail Not Apply*
..The rules of construction not forth In this ordinance shall ast
be applied to any ordinance which shall contain any express
provision excluding such coastruction,.or whom the subj,*Qt
matter or context of such ordinance may be repugnant thereto.
SECTION 1- 3. Reference to Titles, Chs tern or Sections.-.
C®aafllctim Ordinaaces. In additioa to the rules of coastruction .
specified In Section.l- &, the following rules shall be
..observed in the constructiea of these ordinances:
(1) All references to titles, chapters, or sections
are to the titles, chapters and sections..of these ordinances
unless otherwise specified.
(2) If the prov.idions of different chapters of these
.ordinances conflict with or contravene oath ether, the provisioner
of each chapter shall prevail as to all matters-.aad questions
growing out of the subject matter of such chapter.
(3) If conflicting provisions be found in different
sections of the same chapter the provisions of. the section which
is last In numerical order shall prevail. unless such construction
be inconsistent with the soaaing off' such chapter.
SECTION 1- d. Ordinance to Take Effect When. All ordiaances
.passed by the City Council, except when otherwise specifically
provided, shall take effect and by in force from and after
.their publication.
SECTION 1- 5. Effect of.. ,Re al . When aey. ordinance repealiaeg
A former ordiaaaoce, clause.or provision, shall be itself repealed,
such repeal shall not be construed to revive such former ordinance,
clause or provision, unless it shall be expressly so provided.
SECTION 1- H.
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PENALTY WHERE NO PTNALTY PROVIWD.
In nay case where there shall be a violation of
any city ordiaaace 1*4W which no penalty is provided, the person
violating the same shall be subject to a fine of not less than
one dollar nor more than one hundred dollars for each offease,
except as provided in the following subsection.
(E) In say case whore say ordiaance or sectiea of
any ordinance of the City of Laurel shall not provide the greater
penalty for a second or subsequent conviction for a violation
there of any person violating the same who shall previously have
been convicted of a violation thereof shall be subject to a
fins of net less than tea dollars nor more than two hundred
dollars for each offense, except that where the penalty provided
by any such ordinance or section for a first violation thereof
shall be larger t4a. the penalty herein provided such larger
penalty shall be applicable.
(3) No violation of any ordinance of the City of Laurel
shall be or be coust4!ued to be s misdemeanor nor shall imprisea-
meat be imposed as a pumieshaeeat for violaties of any ordinaace
of the City of Laurel except is the event of a failure of the
defendant to pay the pine imposed by the court, any other
provision of the general ordinances of the City of Laurel to
the contrary notwithstandiag.
SECTION 1^ 7. I risonmest Upon Failure to Pa Penalty
Imposed for Violation of Ordinance. Whoa a fine shall be imposed
for the violation of any ordinance of the City of Laurel or asy
sectioa thereof the court may also sentence the defendant to
pay the cost of the action sad to imprison until such tine and
costs are paid, in no case, however, to exceed ninety days
months, and the-court may also issue as execution against the
property of the defendant for said fine sad costs.
8$CTION TWO
BSCTIOp 1- B. Pre ration and Pas a of Ordinances. All
ordinances shall be prepared by the City Attorney. No ordinance
shall be prepared for presentation to the Council ualese
ordered by a majority vote of the Council, or requested by the
Mayor, or prepared by the City Attorney on his own initiative.'
Section 1-2-•1. Ordiaaaees Before Passa a Shall be
Referred to Committee. Whenever as ordinance is introduced and
presented for adoption it shall be offered and presented by some
member of the Council at a regular meeting, or at a special
meeting duly called for such purpose, aad the !layer shall the¦
aad there cause such ordiaaace to be read and put upon its
passage. After the first -,eading of said ordinance the now
shall be referred by the Mayor to some suitable committee who
shall take said ordinance under advisement aad consideration
until the next regular meeting of the City Council, at which
time such committee must report said ordiaaace back to the Council
together with its report thereon. Such ordiaaace shall then be
read for the second time aad shall thereupon be ready for final
vote upon its adoption.
Section 1-2-2. Ordiaaace Ma be Read-?I Title Only.
Any ordiaaace by unanimous consent of all nsrebers of the Council
present may be read by title only. The Council may be unanimous
consent of all members present suspead the foregoing rules aad
cause any ordiaaace to be brought up for final consideration
and final vote at any time after its introduction. Aay ordiaaace
or resolution passed by the Council chall aot become effective
until thirty (30) days after its passage, except geaeral
appropriatiea providing for the ordinary and current expenses
of the City, excepting also emergency measures, and in the case
of emergency measures, the emergency must be expressed In the
preamble or in the-body of the measure, and the measure must
receive a two--thirds veto of all members of the Council elected.
In ongergeacy ordinances the resolution shall include only such
measures as are immediately necessary for the preservation of peace
health and safety.
CHAPTER II
MUMTF I,TMTTS AND WAM B!`1RNDARTIV
STIM, TON 21. Co orate Limits. Beginning at the Wi corner Section
In, T2S, R24R, M,.P.m; thence 17,ast along quarter line of Section l0 a distance
of 3040.0 fto to the intersection of said quarter line with center line of
Locust Avenue; thence South a distance of 314.0 ft. to the intersection with
highway U.S. 10-12, S 7no541 W; thence along said highway a distance of
3217.97 ft; thence South along line between Section 9 & 10 a distance of 1200
ft. to Section corner 9,10,15,16; thence west on section line between Section.
9,16 to i.tsv intersection with South Montana Avenue; thence South along Center
line of South Montana Avenue to it' intersection with the oenterline of South
Second Street; thence Toast to intersection with enter line of South'Colorado
Avenue; the noe South to intersection with center line of South Fourth Street;
thence west 390.0 ft.; thence North 0035' W, 60,0 ft; thence West 3417.0 ft,,
to intersection with center lines of South First Avenue; thence. South along said
center line 429.7 ft.; thence bear S P9048, F, a distance of 3542.1 W to the
N-S Section line 16-17; thence 47 a distance of 22108 ft; thence S 89029' W,
IF1.3 ft. to the M-S section line of sections 16-17; thence North along said
section line to its, intersection with the center line of South First Street;
thence west along said center line 420 ft.; thence N 0004, So 80,0 ft* to its
intersection with the center line of Chest Main Street; thence Fast along said
center line to its( intersection with Section 8,9,16,17; thence North-along
Section line 8,9 a distance of 1510.0 ft.; thence West 748.8 ft.; thence
North 720.0 ft., thence ^.ast 548.8 ft.; thence North 215 ft.; thence fast
335 ft.; thence North 145.0 ft. to the intersection with Seventh Street center
line; thence Fast along said center line 720.0 ft. to center lime to Sixth
Avenue; thence North 1970X ft.; thence Fast 290.0 ft.; thence North 270,0 ft.;
thence cast 275.0 ft,; thence South 500.0 ft. to the intersection with the
center line of mountain view Lane; thence M P30299 F, 1300.0 ft, to intersection
with center line of First Avenue; thence North 684.6 ft. along said center line
to the M? corner Section 9, WS R24% 1i.P.M.; thence Fast 657.37 ft.; thence
South 0ol3+ % 6^9.9 ft.; thence 'Jest 657.69 ft. to center line of First Avenue;
thence South along said center line 1955.9 ft.; thence Fast 1500.0 fto to its'
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intersection with the center line of Wyoming Avenue.; thence North 545 ft.;
thence hest 76".0 ft.; thence North 740,Oft; thence Kast 1140.0 ft.; thence
South 1320.0 ft.; thence "ast 6700 fte to F? corner Section 9, the point
of beginning.
'V-MTON 2-2. Wards. The territory embraced within the corporate limits
of the City of Laurel shall be, and the same is hereby divided into four wards
as follows:
(1) arst'lardo All that portion of the City lying and being West
of the center line of Fourth Avenue and being north of the center line of the
Northern Pacific right-of-*-ray; and all that portion lying west of the center
line of Woodland Avenue beinrr south of the center line of the Northern Pacific
right-of-ray,
(2) Second idardo All that portion lying ar)d being between the enter
line of South First Avenue and the center line of Woodland Avenue,, south of the
center line of the Northern Pacific right-of-moray; and all that portion lyir*,,
between the center line of First Avenue North and the center line of Fourth
avenue being north of the center line of the Northern Pacific ri4;ht•-of-rays,
(3) Third Wardo All that porition lying and being between the center
line of First Avenue, South First Avenue and an irregular line which runs along
the center line of Idaho Avenue to the center line of Main Street; thence east
to the center line of Alder Avenue; thence south along the line of the city limits
to the south boundary line of the City.
(4) Fourth Ward. All that portion lying and being east of the lima
which forms the east boundary line of ghird Ward and the east boundary of the
said City, as the same has been extended.
CRAFTER III
THE CITY COUNCIL
SECTION 3- 1. Meetings. The City Council shall hold its
regular meetings for the transaction of municipal business on
the first and third Tuesdays is each month, and to such other
meetings to which the Council say be adjourned or which may be
called. Special meetings may be called by the Mayor, or at
the request of three members of the Council, at any time by the
City Clerk on their request, after giving reasonable notice
thereof in writing to all members ,_.," the City-Council present
is the Cfty, All meetings, unless otherwise ordered for a good
cause, shall be held in the City Council Chamber.
SECTION 3- 13. Presiding Officer, The Mayor is the presiding
officer of the Council and w::st sign the Jouraals thereof and all
warrants of the City Treasurer and decide by his vote all ties,
but has no other vote. In the absence of the Mayer the
P;esideat of the Council shall preside.
SECTION 3- 13. Quorum. A majority of the members of the
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uncil of the City constitute a quorum for the transaction st
business, but a loss ,-,xber may most and adjourn to any time
stated and may compel the attendance of absent members under
such rules and penalties as the Council may prescribe.
SECTION 3- 14. Order of Business. At all meetings of the City
Council, the order of business, unless otherwise directed by
special order of the Council and entered of record, shall be:
?l) Minutes, reading and correcting, if seceesary,
and approving minutes of last regular seating and minutes of
special or intervening meetings.
(3) Reports of officers.
(3) Reports of Standing committees.
(4) Reports of special committees.
(d) Presentation of petitions and communications.
(8) Unfinished business.
(T) Now Business
For good cause the Mayor, say, upon notion and
majority vote, change the order of business.
SECTION 3- 13. Standing Committees. That at the first regular
meeting of the City Council, after the first Tuesday in May
of,each year, the Mayor shall appoint standing committees of
not less than tvo, nor more than five, members of the City
Council for the ensuing year, as follows:
(1) Committee
(2) Committee
`-3) Committee
(4) Committee
(S) Committee
(6) Committee
oa finance.
on light and rater.
on streets and alleys.
on sewers.
on fire and police.
on parks.
SECTION 3- 16. 8 ecial Committees. The Mayor shall from time
to time, appoint such other staadiag or temporary committees
of the Council as shall be authorised, for any purpose by a
majority vote of the Council.
OFFICERS
SECTION 3-2. MaMr. The Mayor of the City shall be the chief
executive officer of the City and shall have all the posers
given his by law or the ordinances of the City. The Mayor shall
be paid and shall receive the sum of One Thousand Fifty Dollars
($1,250.00) annually to be paid in monthly installments at the
first mesting in each month, plus Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) per
month for gasoline allowance.
SECTION 3- 21. Aldermen. Each Alderman of the City shall be
paid and shall receive the sun of tea dollars ($14.00) per diem
for each day of nesoion, to be paid monthly at the first sooting
in each moa hly at the first meeting in each month, but so
Alderman shall be paid for more than two days' services during
any one month; however, the Council may provide any necessary
expense W"4ney to compensate the alderman for money expended on
City business.
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SECTION 3-22. Cit Treasurer. The City Treasurer shall, before
entering upon the duties of his office, and within tea (10)
days after receiving notice of his election, qualify by giving
a bead tee the City of Laurel, in the su• of Tea Thousand aad
ne/100 Dollars ($10,000.00) and such additional sus as say,
at any time, be ordered by the City Council, with at least two
good and sufficient sureties thereon, to be approved by the
Council; conditioned that he shall well, truly aad faithfully
perform all duties required of his as City Treasurer, by law,
and the ordinances of said City, which are new in force or which
shall hereafter be ordained, and all duties pertaining to his
office, and pay over all moneys which shall come into his
possession wheaever required by the City Council or Mayor of
said City, or other person or persons authorized to call'for aad
receive the same, aad shall deliver over to his successor in
office, or to any person authorized by law or ordinance or order
of the Council of said City to receive the same, all moneys, books,
papers and ether thiags appertaining or belonging to his said
office, which official bond, with his oath of office, shall be
filed with t:e City Clerk. The City Treasurer shall recoivo
a salary of Nine Nuadred Dollars ($800.00) per aaauia, to be paid
is equal monthly installments or such other amount as the City
Council may from time to time order, for additional duties from
different departmeats. The City Treasurer shall have the follow-
fag duties:
(1) e*&Ioct Licenses, Poll Taxes and Assessments.
The City Treasurer shall faithfully collect all licenses required
by ordinance to be collected.
(E) Cit Depositories, interest on De sits. The City
Treasurer shall deposit the funds of the City, from day to day, is
such banks of the City as shall be deaigaated by the City Council
as depositories. The Treasurer shall, with the Council permission,
invest any surplus funds as provided by law, is interest bearing
accounts or securities. The City Council shall have the "war
to direct the withdrawal of all such moneys from any such bank fer
any reason.
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(3), nuarter !gELfte of Do i . The pvresidsat and aash1w
at awry beak in whick said My fluxes are deposited @MU q V
Bros a faU and ceaWlete verified ~-amt at aaaamot *AdW qM OWMt
at NoW which has been on deposit with the baton ehia tbW rrpt - Wt,
during the quarter, and the amount of interest tW have ettti 1 or pdd
to the City Treasurer an account of such deposits.
(hi, interest Paid to general Pad. An int amt psdd and col sew
on deposit shall be, by the City TreasUM, credited to the general Amd.
ON, E2Mt of Licenses lssuede The City Treasurer shall, at the
end of each quarter of the fiscal year, and oftener, if required, prepare
and deliver to the City Clerk a full and complete report for the quarter
as to all licensee issued, giving the name of each person paying the
license and the amount paid therefor arA the business for which the son
was paid, and, also, of all persons delinquent for license$y which report
shall be submitted to the Council at the next regular meeting after said
report has been filed.
(6). Other Duties. The other duties of the City 'Measurer, are
such as are specified in the political code of Pfoontana, or FAgyhersaftsr
be provided for by law or ordinances of the City of Laurel.
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SFt'Tx(N 3-23. Ci Clerko The I%yo' shall appoint, by and
with the consent and approval of the City Council, a City Clark, whose
term of office shall lie for a period of two years or for a shorter paled,
as mW be designated in the appointment and until the appointment and
qualification of his successor.
(1) Duty ieso The City Clerk shall perform all the duties
regmL"d of him by law, the ordinances of the City, or as =W be ordered
by the Mayor and the City Council.
(21 Oath of Office and, Boid* Before entering upon his office,
the City Clerk, and within ten days after receiving notice of his appointment,
shall take the oath of office and shall execute to the City, subject to the
approval of the City Council, a bond in thepenal sum of Two thouaand
and no/100 Dollars ($2,0rA),00) conditioned for faithful and proper performance
of his duties as City Clerk, and that he will surrender to his successor
in office in proper form, all the records, documents, papers and property
of every description in his possession that belong to the City,
(3) 22 put
and Additional Hel . The City Clerk, subject to the
approval of the ?Mayor, may appoint a deputy, at a salary to be fixed by the
City Council, who shall have power to do all acts and perform all duties
Pertaining to the office of his principal and in the name of the principal.
Such deputy City Clerk shall discharge the duties of the City Clerk during
the pleasure of his principal and the City Clerk shall be responsible for
his acts in that behal:^, In addition the City Clerk may employ such
additional help, subject to the approval of the Mayor and authorization
by the City Council as may be necessary for the proper performanos of
his duties, but shall be responsible for their acts and performance
in office.
(4) Notice of Meetin s. The City Clerk shall give written
notice, as required by State Law, to all membera of the City council and
all City officers of any special meeting of the Council.
(5) R . The City Clerk shall keep a complete record of all
the accounts and transactions of the City and record of the transactions with
the various officers of the City in a form to be approved by the City
Council, He shall attend all City Council meetings and make proper minutes
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thereof. He shall be responsible for all such records, papers, doouments
and transactions and for the proper keeping and preservation of the cameo
(6) office Hours. The City Clerk shall be responsible to an
that the City office is open for the transaction of business, except on
Sitt-urdays and Sundays and legal holidays, according to the hours set by
the City Couno 1. o
(7) Additional Duties. The City Clark shall oaunter-sign all
warrants drawn on the City Treasurer, keep record of the scans and of the
expenditures by the various departments of the City, and he shall report
to the City Council monthly, the amount of such expenditures and the arxmnts
remaining, unexpended in the various funds as created by the appropriations*
In addition the City Clerk shall keep a book entitled "Ordinance Book" in
which the original ordinances, as passed by the City Council., shall be
kept on file in proper sequence.
(8) Salary. The City Clerk shall receive a salary, of $
per year as City Clerk, to be paid tram the General Fund of the City in
equal monthly installments of $ . However, the City Clerk
may receive such additional salary, for additional duties from other
departments, as the City Council may, from time to time, required The
salary for such additional duties to be net by the Council.
SFCTION 3-:*, 2Ltj Engineer. Term of Office, The luyror shall
appoint by and with the consent and approval of the Council, a City ?sginser,
whose term of office shall be for a period of two years or for such shorter
periods as may be designated in the appointment and until his successor shall
be duly appointed and qualified.
(1) Duties. The City Engineer shall superintend in person and to
carefully wt•4lah, when nexessary, all work upon or in the construction of all
city improvements, including but not limited to sidewalks, Beware, culverts,
streets, park work, city building repair and see that the same are being
doze in a proper and sufficient manner.
Ths City Enginser shall be ex-officio street commissioner and ahall
superintend and have exclusive and immediate charge and control of all work
dons or in construction, improving, alterations or repair of any public street,
alley or culvert crossing the same,
That the City VAgineer shall be the Water Camnissioner for the
City of Laurel, that as Water Coraniasi.oner, he shall have Control of and be in
Charge of the general maintenance of the city water system including the
repair and general upkeep of the pump house, intakes settling basin,
reservoir, water mains and water pipes of the City of Laurel. That he
shall have charge of all tools, machinery, equipment and supplies beUmVing
to the City Water Department.
That the City Engineer of the City of Laurel shall be the
a%-officio sever condesioner, that as such, he shall take general supervision
of all sewers, and connections and disposal, plant, which now or hereafter may
be built by the City.
That the City Engineer is carrying out the duties above
described, shall be in charge of all city employees directly concerned
therewith. That he, with the authority of the City Council, shall appoint
any foreman, or supervisor employee as he may deem necessary to assist him
in his duties,
That the City Tkgineer, with the approval of the Mayor, may
hire a secretary at a salary to be fixed by the Mayor and the City Council,
Which secretary may be given other duties by the city council and to be paid
additional stars, from other departments, as said additional work may require,,
(2) The City Engineer shall execute to the City, a bond in
the sum of Three thousand and no/100 Dollars ($3,9000.00) subject to the
approval. of the City Council, conditioned for the faithful performance and
discharge of all of the duties a_4m described,
(3) SurveYT I Plans and, Mates. That the City Foginser shall keep
on file all maps, surveys and plans necessary for the successful performance
of his duties, including maps of all, water lines, shutoff valves, severe, That
in addition, all surveys, plans, maps and estimates made by the City Engineer,
for said City shall be the property of the City and shall, be carefully preserved.
(Lt) Montt. Reports. That at the first regular meeting in each
month, the City Fmgineer shall report to the City Council in writing, showing
the msnbsr of men employed in the various departments under his control during
the preceding calendar month, that the report shall show how they were
employed, for how marry hours, and the salaries thereof; that the City Council
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may require any additional information it deems necessary from the
said City T ginser.
(5) Salaries * That the C itr Engineer shall be paid a
salair? of the sum of 4 ?yer yew, to be paid in equal monthly
i.nrcal]ments, however, the City Council shall have the right to increase
she said salary at any time it deer fit, or to pay additional sums ffrcm
other departments for work in such departments as required by the City Council.
S$CTRA 3-25 Ci Attarne s The Mayor shall appoint, by and
with the consent and approval of the Counc 4 a pity Attorney# whose tore
of office shall be for a period of two years or for a shorter period as
may be designated at the appointment and until the appointmnt and qual-
ification of his successor.
(1) Du.,uttiess. The City Att09IW shall prepam all ordinances
as required adn directed by the City Council. He shall be responsible for
the general conduct of all legal PrOdWW iogss which the City may be involved
in from time to tt is, He shall be responsible to attend the Police Court,
on behalf of the City as may from t1h-i to time be required, He shall tender
opinions to the city Council on legal matters and to the various officials of
the City in regard to their duties, He shall attend all regular meetings.
of the City VAmmcil and all special meetinW;s of which he shall be n otified
and required to attend,
(2) Sala , Ths City Attorney shall, receive the salary of
One thousand eight hundred and no/100 Dollars ($1,800,00), which shall be
paid in equal monthly installment of $150.00, however, the Council may make
additional allowance for stenographic hire or for legal expenses incurred
in behalf of the City, as from t.Ire to time the, Council may approve,
SECTION 3-26. Police Judie, There is hereby created the
office of Police Judge for the City of Laurel, which shall, have jurisdiction
of all offenses against the City of Laurel„ violations of City ordinances,
and matters as set forth in the ler of the State of Montana,
(1) Duties. The Police Judge shall keep a docket in a
manner as required by the laws of the State of Montana# similar to one kept
by Justice of the Peace. He shall hold Police Court regularly each day,
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except Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidavys, and his office shall be open
for a minimum of four hours each working day. Its shall pay all fines and
costs collected by him to the pity Treasurer monthly.
(2) Bondi Before entering upon the duties of his office and
within ten days after receiving notice of his election, he shall execute to the
City of Laurel, a bond to be approved by the City Council, in the sum of Two
thousand and noArn Dollars ($2y(?M.O(t) conditioned that he will truthf aU and
faithfully perform the duties of his office.
(3) At the first regular meeting of each month, the Police Judge
shall present to the Council, a report in writing giving a statement of cases
tried for offenses against the ordinances of the City, of fines and costs collected
during the proceeding calendar month, of appearance bonds forfeited, which
report shall be accompanied by a receipt from the City Treasurer for the amount
of such fines and costs.
(4) 2!jM. The Police Judge of the City of Laurel shall receive
a salary of $ er year, which shall be paid in equal noothlY installments
and in addition, he shall rdoeive the sum of $ _ monthly for stenographic
and secretarial expense in connection with his office.
g17TxOH 3-27. Health Officer. There is hereby created the office
of Health Officer for the City of Laurel.
(1) That the Mayor. with the approval of the City Council, shall
anpoint a qualified and competent medical doctor as health officer for the City
of Laurel with a tern of office of two years Breen the date of appointment or shorter
period as the mayor and City Council may approve.
(2) Duties. The City Health officer shall inspect all public outing
establishments, within the City of Laurel, upon a regular schedule as the Council
may from time to time prescribe and made report thereof to the Council. That
in addition, he shall submit to the Council, a report upon the mom..; supplies
delivered and sold within the city of Laurel, in a manner and faWm as required by
the Councils That in addition, he shall have such duties, in regard to the public
health of the inhabitants of the City of Laurel, as the Council may from time to
time prescribe.
(3) The salary of the Health Officer of the City of Laurel shall
be the am of $ er year, which shall-be paid in equal monthly
installments of $ o
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SECTION 3-3 Pur ose. lra"HtF;AS, it is the desire of the City
Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, to promote and foster mutually
satisfactory working conditions for employees of the City of Laurel; and
WITMEAS, it is the opinion of the City Council that rules for work-
ing conditions will create better employer - employee relations, and higher
incentives for employees in their various occupations by more stable
employment and con4mrable conditions to private employment,,
THAm, '.! Hr1MT170'tF, this ordinance submitted with this understanding.
(1) Seniority
(2) Severance Pay
(3) Vacation Leave
(4) Legal holidays
(5) overtime
(b) Sick Leave
(7) Discharge and suspension
(8) 'Irievanoe
(9) Amendmentso That the City Clerk shall give written notice
to the delegated head of the employes of any proposed amendment to this
section 30 days previous to the amendment thereof, That the said employees
may give 3n-dagy written notioe to the City Council of any requested change
in this section, and upon receipt by either party of such 30-day notice,
that a hearing shall be held to which any interested party may attend for
the rurpose of discussing the proposed change in this section.
SE^TTORITY
Rule 1. Probationary period of six months,,
Rule 2. Seniority of employment of permanent employees shall be
observedo
Rule 3. The City shall make a list of employees according to their
seniorityo
Rule 4. The present status and job of regular employees shall
continue subject to such changes based on seniority as
here in set forth as may arise in the future.
Rule 5, Employees who leave City anployment, voluntarily or
removed for cause, will lose all seniority privileges,
"aware employees are granted leave of absence, such leaves
will be for a maximum of sixty days, seniority will
continue to accumulate, Leavecf absence employees will
not be permitted to accept employment elsewhere., Raployees
going into military service will not lose their seniority
privileges nor will any employees on any temporary lay
or out back of the City.
Rule E. The supervisor of each department shall be the judge of the
capability of the employees under him. xn case of disagree-
ment between employees and supervisor relative to seniority
or capability, the decision will be subject to review
and final deter.mination by the City Council.
Rule 7o Lay-offs shall be madd by layinY off the employee with
the least seniority and in ca4e of re hiring, the laid-off
employees 'with the most seniority will be hired first. 7n
order to be eligible for re-hiring
, an employee shall leave
his address with the department; head and when he is called
back to work he will be given two weeks within which to report,
Rule 8o If a permanent position is open in a higher classification,
the employee with the most sdniority, providing he becomes
properly qualified within a re.=:tionable time, will be
given the position.
Rule 90 Seniority will not protect an employee in his job if hie
work is unsatisfactory, but in such instance he may be
demoted or discharged,
Rule IN When an employee in temporarily assigned to work in a
departripnt or Classification other than his regular
Department or cl.saSification, no change in his classification or
rate of Pay will be made during the period of such temporary
assignment unless the rate of pay for the classification
to which he is assigned is higher than his regular rate,
in which event he will receive the higher rate (Temporarily
construed to mean 8 or more hours)(,
SEVERANCxI PAY
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Ri-fl.e L, Bich permanent employee upon the termination of his
employment on the behalf of tile City and for reasons
not reflecting discredit upon the employee shall be
T;iv an 'ywo weeks notice thereof and upon the failure of the
City to so notify the empl.oyec, -the employee may be grwitedo
in lieu thereof, two weeks pay at regular rates
VArAT7CRI LEAVE
Rine 1. Every Employee of the city who shall havo been in continuous
employment axxl service of the City for a period of ore
year from 'the date of emplo"ent is entitled to and, shall
be granted annual vacation leave with full pay at the rate
of one and one-quarter woricing days for each month of
service or according, to state lava and such annual vacation
leave may be accumulated to a Natal not to exceed thirty
worker days,
Rule 2., Arty, erployree whu is separated fron. the service of the City
for reasons not reflecting discredit on himself shall be
entitled on the day of separation to cash compensation for
unused vacation leave.
Rule 3. Absence from employment by reason of illness shall not be
chargeable against annual vacation leave.
Rule 4,, rhployees must make Britten application for vacation time
giving thirty days notice. '.Then the date shall be determined
by agreement between each employee and the Supervisor with
regard to the beat interests of the City as well as the
best interests of each employee. Seniority will. preva;.l -
whenever possible.
Rule 5. Vacation leave shall not accrue during a leave of absence,
the duration of which exceeds fifteen days.
L"MIAL POLTDAYS
Rule 1. Legal holidays shall be considered New Year's day, Tlashington's
Birthday, Memorial Day, :rourth of July, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas and Veteranst Day,
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Rule 2. Any holiday falling; on a regular work day will be paid
at the regular rate of pay. Any employee that is required
to work on such holiday shall be paid, in addition to the
regular rate of pay, time and one-half, In order to qualify,
the employee roust have worked his regular shift, or day, or
have been excused by the supervisior, both immediately
preceding the holiday and following the holiday.
Rule 3e All holidays to be added to Water Plant and Police Personal
accrued vacation, i.e., during the month in which the holiday
occurs, all employees will receive 2? days vacation instead
of the usual 1? days.
AVERT ME
Rule 1. All hours worked over eight (8) hours in any one day or
forty hours in any one week shall be paid at the rate of
time and one-half, All over time must be authorized by the
supervisor. A minimum of two hours pay at time and one-half
will be paid for any call-out. If mutually agreeable to
the employees involved, and with consent of the supervisor,
shift employees shall have the privilege of changing shifts,
provided the change can be accomplished without additional
cost of penalty to the City.
Rule 2„ An employee required to come on duty in advance of his
regular starting time will be allowed time and one-half
on the minute hasis with a minimum tithe allowance of one
(1) hour at pro rata for such service, the advance period
to be not more than one (1) hour.
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Rule 1. Every employee of the City of Laurel who is unable to perform
his or her duties by ra!,a5:an of illness shall, be entitled
to one working day sick leave with pay for each full
calendar month of the employee's service, and any such leave
accrued but unused in any one year shall be cumulative for
succeding years up to a rlaximum of sixty (60) working days.,
subJect, however, to the following conditions
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Rule 2. No payment for absence due to sickness shall be allowed
unless such employee fulfills all these requirements.
(al Promptly notifying his supervisor by telephone on
his first day off duty or giving sufficenct reason
upon failure to so notify;
(bl Filling out the required form as application
for sick leave within twenty-four hours after
his return to duty;
(c) Furnishing upon re.iuest of his supervisor or the
Mayor or City Council evidence of h is illness or
medical treatment.
Rule 3o in the event that an employee is on prolonged sick leave
he may immediately cowasnoe to draw the sick leave by
following the hereinafter outline procedure. Sick leave
with pay shall begin the third clay of illness, 'owever the
same shall be granted only on condition that after three
days of illness or accident, the a-)plicant for sick leave
furnish to the city a written statement by a reputable
physician certifying that the employeehs condition 1wevented
him from performing the duties of his position.
Rule 4. Full-time employees who have been in the employ of the city
continuously for one year prior to June., 1956, shall be
credited immediately., upon passage of this resolution, with
twelve (12) days accumulation of sick leave, as of June 1956,
provided, however, that no employee shall be considered a
full-time employee until after six full months of eriploynenta
Full-time employees who have not been employed continuously
for one year shall be entitled to six (6) days accumulated
sick leave after six months continuous employment, and
provided further that seasonal and part-time employees shall
not be included or entitled to sick leave or any accumulation
for sick leave,
Rule 5. If the employee has aacurrulated sufficient sick leave time.,
three (3) days of sick leave may be drawn upon the death of
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an immediate family member,, and that five (5) days may be
,Irawn if said member of immediate family is over five
hundred (5r,('1 miles distant. The people referred to as
immediate family shall be construed to be the employees
wife or husband., his or her children, his or her parents
and brothers and sisters.
Rule 6. Mnployees who are discharged or leaves the employ of the City
or are on suspension of disciplinary reasons or are on
leave of absence without pay shall not receive si:itleavs
pay, but in the event of return to work shall be entitled to
any accumulation of sick leave credit established before
such discharge, suspension, or withdrawal from City
employments
Rule 7. An employee receiving sick-leave pay who simultaneously
received compensation under workman's compensation lams
or through a sick-benefit plan financed in whole or in part
by the City, shall receive, for the duration of such
compensation, only that portion of his regular salary which
will, together with such compensation, equal his regular
salary,
Rule 8. Fmployees serving a probationary period, prior to appontment,
shall accrue sick leave at the rate here-in prescribed.,
but such leave shall not be available for their w3e until
they have successfully completed the probationary period
and have received permanent appointment,
Rule 9. `pick leave pertaining; to Water Plant and Police Personnel,
the Employee who is off duty, if available, will work for
employee who is sick. (Otherwise employees will work shift
temporarily. Employees working during another eraployeeos
illness will submit extra time to their .supervisor for approval
on daily time report, which will be paid for at his hourly
rate or the hourly rate of the employee he replaces
whichever is the higher.
Rule 10. Applications for sick leave shall be nade on blanks to be
xltrnished by the r4ty. Such applications shall be executed
blr the employee in duplicate, one to be retained by the
supervisor, the other to be given to the City Clerk. The
`Ipervisor, shall attach his copy of the application for
i iek-leave pay, with his approval thereon, to the department
payroll before the same is delivered to the City Clerk,
aid each department shall show on it ' s monthly payroll the
employees claiming sick-leave pa?v, together with the number
of clays of sick leave claimed.
Rule 1, The City reserves the right to discharge or suspend any
emp-ayee for any crzir-e which the City shall consider
Justifiable cause, however, if any employee be discharged
or kuspended, the employee can request the cause to be
investigated at a hearing at which the person or persons
involved in the investigation or a representative or
representaati-mB of the person or persons involved shall
appear before the City Council, and if the employee requests
a hen.•ing, he shall be retained on his regular job, at
his re;ular rate of pay, until the results of ssdd hearing
be mad n known.
GT?.T ,VANr'E
Rule to if any employee believes himself injured or treated unfairly,
he sha'?l have the recourse of appearing before the MV
Cmurnel , presenting such grievance in writing, Such
prieva?.ce shall be presented within thiry (30 days of its
oacurel?ce. The City Council will investigate the grievance
and renter a decision within thirty (30 ) days after the
same sh..11 have been presented to it for a decision.
Rule to The abm rules may be added to or altered by appropriate
action o. the City Council only after written notice given
thirty U) days previous to any hearing to be heard. Said
notice it to be given to the delegi?ted head of the er4aoyee
(,r upon the employee giving thirty tl°,,O) days
written notice to the :pity and a gearing being
held after such notice for the purpose in-
vestigation, such changes at which hearing any
and all pnraonss interested shall have the x°;ght
t c be heard,.
PffM'!"'A]L EXAMMT-WN ?Wr,'RED:
`iecti(?n .l„ That upon and after the t:? fe?,,V,v- ziatp of
thin Grd$.nance, it 3ha.11 be mandIatory for each new prox9ective
emplc.yeo of' the labor .force of the ilty of Laurel to take and pans
a phys;a.cal e'xam":.nati,on; :,he standar, 1? of 'au.h phyai3a). ex€mInation
to be set by the (Ity ?'.'ojancil, a:3 they from time to time may so
desire. The expen:*_: of euzh examination to be bor,°re by thie City,
Section .: ? All prospective employeee of the labor for;;e
shall be required to answer any questions pertinent to r, aalificationo,
past employment or physical status, as requJxed by the .;'.lty, and any
employee who shall falfxely answor any pertinent gixe,:t;lon pertaining
thereto shat'). be subject to :immediate discharge, l.f subsequently
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'i'dinance anall, not; be construed so as to
include temporary empl.oyeesq supervisory or professional emp:i.oyees,,
1towever3 before any temporary employee can become a permanent employee
of the City, such temporary employee must t-nke and pass the physical
examination here required,
C("TISSIO".
SFrTTON 3-4 Airport Commission- There is hereby created and
provided an oi•.°.icial body of the City to be known as the "Airport Commission",
which body shall consist of five members, who shall be residents of the City,
it being provided, however, that one melbex' of the Commission shall be a
duly elected, qualifiedg and acting altermxn of the City-
(y) ointment. The members of the Airport Commission shall be
appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Coimcil. The term of
office for each member shall be for a period of two year, or sooner as
specified in the appointment and until his successor is appointed and qualified.
Any •racancy shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.,
(2) Powers and Duties. The members of the Airport Commission shall
meet within ten days after receiving notice of their appointment and organize
by the election of a chairman and vice-chairman of their own number, and they
shall designate a secretary vho may be either a member of the (',omission or
other suitable person as the Commission may see fit.
The Airport Commission shall have full charge, control and
management of everything pertaining to the nuni.cipal airport of the City of
Laurel, and it, hereby given such authority over the airport and the property
pertaining thereto as is authorized by the laws of this State.
The Airport Commission is hereby empowered to adopt such rules and
regulations to establish fees and charges, to govern the municipal airport
as it may deem just and proper, provided, however, that all such rules,
regulations and charges must be submitted to the City Council of the City of
Laurel for their approval.. And that upon the approval of the City Council of
the City of Laurel, all such rules, regulations and charges shall have the
full force and effect of this ordinaries,,
(3) Meetinpo Three members of the Airport Commission shall con-
stitute a quorum, .,mpowered to transact any business at any regular meeting or
special meeting. That the said Airport Commission shall meet at least once
during each calendar quarter, and at such other times at the call of its
officers or the request of the Player.
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The Airport Commission may designate an officer to act for the
rr,,mdssion in the transaction of routine or specified business as the
Commission may dtermineo
(4) Fundso There is hereby created a fund to be known as the
Airport Fund, and it is hereby made the duty of the City Treasurer to
maintain said fund and to place to the credit of the fund all moneys received
for airport purposes and funds expended therefrom shall be only for airport
purposese
SFrTT04 3-5 remstery Cammissione There is hereby created and provided
an official body of the City of Laurel to be known as the 11aurel cemetery
Commission", which body shall consist of seven members, who shall be residents
of the City, it being provided, however, that one member of the Com lesion
shall be the duly elected, qualified and acting Mayor of the City of Laurel,
and two of said members of said Commission shall be duly elected and qualified
and acting altexman of the City„
(1) Amointmente The members of the Laurel Cemetery Ccrim..ssi.on
shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council* The term
of office of each member shall be for a period of two years or sooner, as
specified in the. appointment and until his successor is appointed and qualified.
any vacancy shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired terms
(4) Pourers and Duties, The members of the Cemetery Cor-ridssion
shall moot within ten days after receiving notice of their appointment, and
organize by the election of a chairman and vice-chairman of their own number.
The City Clerk shall be the secretary,
The Cemetery Commission shall have full charge, control and manage-
ment of everything pertaining to the Laurel. Cemetery of the City of Laurel,
and is hereby given such authority over said Cemetery and the property
pertaining thereto as is authorized by the laws of this State,
The Cemetery Commission is hereby enpowered to adopt such rules
and regulations not in conflict with this ordinance, as is necessary for the
orderly regulation and management of said Cemetery, provided, however, that
all such rules and regulations must be submitted to the City Council of the
City of Laurel for their approval, and upon the approval of the City Council
of the r'ity of Laurel, all such rules and regulations shall have the full force
and effect of this ordinance.
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(3) Meet s. Four members of the Cemetery Cora Assion shall con-
stitute a quoinwie, empowered to transact any business at any regular or special
meeting; that the said Cemetery (-a maission shall meet at least once each
calendar quarter., and at such other times at the call of its officers or the
request of the Mayor.
The Cemetery Commission may designate an officer or the secretary
to act for the Coamaiesion in the transaction of routine or specified business
as the comdAsion may determine.
(4) Punds, There is hereby created a fund to be knows as the
Cemetery Fund, and it is hereby made the duty of the City Treasurer to
maintain said fund and to place to the credit of the fund, all moneys received
for cemetery purposes, except as hereinafter provided and funds expended
therefrm shall be only for cemetery purposes. There is hereby created a
fund to be known as the "Perpetual Care Amd" and the fund thus created shall
be forever intact and shall be invested in municipal, state or Government
bonds, The income from such investments shall be used only for the maintenance
of the Laurel Cemetery, and the uniform care: of the lots under such Perpetual
Fund. '.Me said fund will receive 25% of cash race _ved from each and every
lot sold in the Laurel Ceraetc=ry.
(5) Donations, The City of. Lain-el is hereby authorized and
empowered to accept from any source funds to be used for the perpetual care
or Uiporvaraen^t•, of the Cemetery, and if the doner of such funds does not
otherwise provide or direct, such funds w=all be used in a nanner to be decided
by the said C.or nission.
(b) Reservations. ri'he covenants, rights, lird.tatxons and
obligations set forth in the con•rayane a of lots in the Laurel Cemetery,
together With the provisions of t"Us ordinance, are hereby declared to be
covenants running, with the land and shall be binding 'upon the owners of
said lots conveyed and continue thereon to present and all subsequent owners
thereof.
(7( Canvee ance of Lots. The Mayor and the City Clark of the City
of Laurel are hereby authorized and empowered to execute on behalf of said
City, deeds of the City of Laurel to lots or portions of lots located in said
Cemetery upon payment of the purchase price thereof.
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Yowever, no dead shall be issued by the City until the full.
purchase price of said lost has been paid for in full,
The Mayor and the City Clerk of the City of Laurel are hereby
authorized anO empox-mred to execute contrElcts for the sale of lots or
portions of lots in the Laurel Cemetery upon reasonable terns as directed
and authorised by the said Commission. However, no purchaser under contract
shall be entitled to use any lot for burial, purposes that has not been paid
in full and a deed issued thereon, and further provided that no purchaser
under contract may use for burial purposes my lot in the center of several
lots purchased under contract.
(8) Price of Cents Lots. That all cemetery lots within the City
of Laurel Cemetery shall be sold for the sum of Ninty and no/100 Dollars
($90.00) per lotp that the purchase price of $90.00 above specified shall be
divided as Poll owe s
$21.61) allotted to the Perpetual Care Fund
38.40 shall be allocated for the preparing of the lot for
perpetual earn
$30.00 shall by allocated for the purchase price of said lot.
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FIRS; DFPARTMW
SECTION 4-1. Organization. There is hereby created a department
of the City known as the Fire Department of the City of Laurel. The said
department shall consist of a fire chief and such paid assistants and in
such mumber as may be authorized by the City Council from time to time
(1) Pay The fire chief of the City of Laurel shall be paid the
of .4k __per month for all duties performed for the said City of Laurel.
(2) Duties of Chief The fire chief shall be responsible for the
discipline, good order and proper conduot of all men, regular or volunteer,,
constituting the department, and for the good condition of the hydrants,
engines, hose, trucks, hooks and ladders, and all equipment belonging; to
and connected with the department.
In addition, the fire chief shall be responsible to see that all
quarters assigned to the fire department is kept clean and in orderly condition.
(3) Control of Tires The fire chief or any one designated by him
shall be in charge at the scene of ar? fire within the City of Laurel, and
all fire department personnel and all city personnel on the scene of said
fire, shall obey the orders and regulations of said parson in charge,,
The fire chief or any person under his direction YW control
traffic or any crowd of persons congregating at the scene of a fire, and
it is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor, punishable as is hereinafter
provided in this rode, for any person to willfully disobey, a lawful order
given at the scene of a fire by the said fire chief or any one designated
by him.
It is further declared to be a misdemeanor, punishable as hereinafter
provided in this Code, for any, person in control of any vehicle to follow
the fire apparatus to the scone of a fire.
All persona, upon hearing the fire siren, if driving a vehicle,, shall
at the first opportunity, pull said vehicle over to the side of the road
and stop the same and shall allow all fire vehicles to pass with the right of
way,
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Any person violating this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
punishable as is hereinafter provided in this Code,
it is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor, punishable as here-
inafter provided to this rode, for any one to run any vehicle over a fire
hose lying in the street while the fire department is engaged in fighting
fire, unless such person is directed to do so by any one in charge of
traf fi c e. at the scene of such fire,
SPMON 4-2 Volunteer Department. There is hereby dated a
volunteer fire department for the City of Laurel, the purpose of which is
to aid the regular fire department of the City of Laurel in the protection
of city property from firee
(1) Iembers, Members of the volunteer fire department of the City
of Laurel shall be appointed by the fire chief with the consent of the City
Council, the total number of said volunteer members shall be as the City
Council may from time to time direct,
(2) Control of Volunteer Department, The fire chief of the City of
Laurel shall be in direct control and have supervision of any volunteer
organization aiding the fire department of the City of Laurel, and the fire
chief shall, have the authority to reprimand or suspend any number for good
cause subject to the approval of the City Council of the City of Laurel,
(3) Duties, The Volunteer Fire Department of the City of Laurel
shall have such duties as is assigned to it and to the nembers thereof by the
fire chief of the City of Laurelo That said fare chief, subject to the
approvel of the City Council, nay prepare rules and regulations regarding
the members of said volunteer organization, their duties and their conduct
and such rules and regulations, when approved by the City Council, shall have
full fbree and effect of this Ordinance.
(!t1 Z. Any rmber of the Volunteer Fire Department of the City
of Laurel shall receive the sum of $ for each and every fire call
that he ano,,:?ers for the City,
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PCLZ tY; DRPAR MI
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SECTTCO 5-1 ABLU- ation and Probation, kW male person who vonts
to be hired by the City of Laurel as a member of the City Police Department
shall be required to subpdt an application to the City Council upon such
form, and to answer such questions, as the City Council nay direct. Any
person hived to be a member of the Police Foray of the City of Laurel shall
serve a probationary period of tAx months, at any time during which he may
dismissed at the pleasure of the City Council, or at the expiration of said
period to be hired as a regular member of said Police Force.
(1) Hours of Labor All, members of the Laurel City Police Department
will be subject to call and duty at any tire, however, regular hours of duty
and days of work shall be as the Chief of police,, under the supervision of
the r[ayor, shall assign to the Police Force,
(2) Limitation. The Mayor, with the approval of the City Council,
may, at any tine, forbid all mambers of the Laurel Police Department to
belong to any ]labor union or other employee organization, which the said
Mayor and City Council believe interfere with the duties of a policeman of
the City of Laurel.
(3) Chief of Police, The Mayor, with the approval of the City
Council, shall appoint one member of the police force to be the Chief of
Police, which appointment shall be for the period of two years, or sooner
as specified in the appointment.
(4) Duties of Chief. The Chief of Police shall be responsible to
assign the various members of the police department to their duties and
hours of labor. He shall be responsible to see that all member of the police
department are properly trained, that all members have proper equipment,
and he shall be responsible for the discipline and regulations of the man
in his department.
The Chief of Police shall be responsible to see that all proptrry
of the Police Department of the Police Department, including any vehicles,
is kept in good repair and order; he shall be responsible to see that the
Police Department quarters are kept in a clean and orderly manner; he shall
be responsible to see that the City jail quarters is kept in a clean and
orderly manner.
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(4) The Chief of Police shall be responsible to see that a report
of all, police activity, including; arrests and whatever information the CouncU
may desire, is prepared and submitted for the first meeting each month of
the City Councile
(5) Rules and Regulations. The Chief of Police, with the approval
of the Mayor, may prepare rules and regulations, but not in conflict with this
Code, for the orderly condut,t of the men and affairs of the departmente
(6) Salaries. The Chief of Police shall receive a salary of
$?er month.
Regular members of the Police Department shall receive n salary
of per months
The salary for any member during his 6-months probationary period
shall be as the Council may from. time to time fix.
(7) Lost Property, The Chief of Police shall be responsible for the
custody and control of any lost or abandoned property found or turned over
to the police department, and the Chief of Police will annually, on a date
to be selected by him, hold a public sale of such lost and abandoned property,
notice of such sale to be given by publication in the Laurel Outlook at least
once, and at least one week prior to the sale, said notice stating a descriptim
of the property and the time and place where sale will be held.
That at the time and place of said sale, the Chief of Police shall
execute a Certificate of Sale to the Highest bidder, said sale to be for
cash and to be finale
Provided, however, that before any sale can be had, the Chief of
Police shall reasonably attempt to find the owner of said property and return
the same to him, provided the said owner pay any necessary storage costs
upon said property.
All funds received from the sale of such property shall be deposited
to the Police rlaund after the payment of azr cost incidental to said sales
(8) Auxiliar Police. There is hereby created an Auxiliary Police
Force for the City of Laurel, the ¦end?srship of which is volunteer, subject
however, to the recommendation of the Chief of Police and approval of the
city council.
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The Chief of Polic-8 shall be responsible for the training and
conduct of the Auxiliary Police. The thief of Police, with the anproval
of the Mayor, shell prepare rules and regulations governing the conduct
and use of said Auxiliary Police.
The number of men enrolled in the Auxiliary Police shall be as
the city Council., from time to time, shall set.
(9) Lumose of Auxiliary Police. The Auxiliary Police, under the
direction of the Chief of Police and the Mayor, shall aid the regular Police
Department in any manner the Chief of Police and Mayor may deem advisable in
the protection of the inhabitants and property of the City. And, when the
duty, any Auxiliary policemen shall have all the powers and be subject to the
discipline of a regular police officer of the City of Laurel.
(10) PaaL. Any member of the Auxiliary Police shall receive no pay
for his services to the City of Laurel, however, the City Council, may,, at its
discretion, allow any expenses actually incurred by such Auxiliary Police in
the performance of their duty; and the City Council, may, at its discretion,
make an allowance for equipment or clotheu
(11) Suspension and HeKring. The Mayor of the City of Laurel may
suspend or remove from duty any member of the Police Departrent-for a good
cause, 'chat during such suspension, the member so suspended, shall not be
entitled to any pay. However, the member so suspended may, within three
days of receiving notice of such suspension, request a hearing before the
whole City Council, at which hearing the member so suspended may be repre-
s-inted by any person of his choice, and if the City Council approved the
suspension or removal from duty, that the suspended or removed member shall
have no further appeal. ITowever, If the City Council finds that there was
not sufficient cause for the suspension or removal from duty, the man shall
be immedi.atOv returned to duty and be paid his regular rate of pay for
lout timee.
MPTFR VT.
P(7LICE COURT
SECTION 6-1. Organ'i.zation, there is hereby organized and declared
to be a Police Court for the City of Laurel.
That the Police Judge of the City of Laurel, a9 is hereinbefore
provided in this Code, shall be the presiding Judge of said Court,
That the said Poli.oe Court shall have jurisdiction over all offenses
against the City of Laurel., of violations of City Ordinances, and all natters
not in conflict with the State law.
The procedure in said Police Court shall be the same, as far as
possible, as procedure used in Justice Courts of the State of Montana.
The Police Court shall be held in the City Hall of the City of
Laurel, however., the presiding Judge, in his discretion., may transfer Police
Court to more suitable quarters if, in his discretion, the same be needed,
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MTRLTC LTBRhRY
S CTION 7-1. TVV.Rr is hereby croated for the inhabitants of the
City of -Laurel, a free public library.
(1) Cost of Mai.ntainit-gy The cost of maintaining the free public
library heretofore established shall be provided for by a F .x levy in
accordance with the, provisions of law applicable 'Ohereto.
(2) 722 enditures. That all expenditures for the management and
control of said h,ee public library, including; prep-hires on bends furnished
by any trustee or employee, shall be paid for out of the library Hanel.
All honeys and revenues derived from the General Tax Levy and
ap;)ortioned to t-,he Library Fund or all funds that stay be donated or raised
by subscription shall be placed in the Library Fin--. Arid the City is hereby
specifically authorized to accept all donations or public subscriptions, gifts,
or ' quests for library purposes, and to deposit them to the Library Fund,
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Ff;TlON 7-2 Librarian. That the daily management and control of
the public lVora y is hereby vested in a Librarian, mho shall be subject to
the control of the Cc ttee of Trustees, as is hereinafter provided. That
tPhe said Librarian shall be paid a salary of $ per month,
Sz,M(RI 7_3 Commi.ttso of irustnes, That the Mayor, with the consent
of the Councils slue 1. appoint LnxBe trus oow who shall constitute a Committee
of the Board of Trustees to manage and control the said Lp.) ary, and crhose
tah'_it of o i'fice shall be for t?do yerar3, or sooner as the appoiirtnient may be
m::de, and who shall, serve the full -term or until a successor is appointed
and qualified,
(1) Duties of Trustee's. The duties of the Trustees shall be as
follows :
first : To nuadce contracts and expenditures for the support and
maintenance of the library and the purchase of bodes and other suppli,:)s„
Second: To disburse the library fund solely for the support and
maintenance of said library; said funds being; paid out by warrants drawn on
the City Treasurer by the said trustees', each trustee to furnish a penal bond
to the State of Montana and the City of Laurel in the sum of one thousand
dollars ($13000.00); provided, further, 'that; any librarian employed by the
said trustees, whose duties shall include the handling of any of the funds of
the said library or the distribution and collection of books or the auditing;
of accounts of said library shall furnish a bond in the sure of five
hundred dollars ($500.00).
Third: To make the City Council, quartorly, a detailed report
covering all their proceedings during said three (3) months, moneys collected
and expended, the rnuftr of boolco borrowed Pram and returned to the library,
thefines collected and the general condition of the library property, and
make an annual report covering such matters as they deem proper to call, to
the attention of the City Council.. said report to be made at such times as
the other officers of the City make their annual report.
Fourth: To hire and discharge librarians and other employees,
Fifth: To hold monthly meetings and to keep detailed records of
minutes thereof.
Sixth: To provide and publish rules and revulations for the use of
the library and the library pxopertyo
Seventh: To keep or cause to be kept a record of all books
purchased by them or of all, books that may be donated or presented to said
library and a true and accurate accourr4 at all times of al.1, books owned by
the said library, and a true and accurate account at all times of all books
rented and an account of allfines and noneys collected from the use of all
books taken from said library, and shall be responsible to the said City
for all books rented or given away from the said library which they fail
to account for,
Figlith: To furnish the City Council an or before the second
meting in April a detailed statement e3howing the amount of money that will
be required by them to maintain., support and rtianage the said library for the
ensuing fiscal year,
Ninth: And perform such other duties as shall be necessary in the
proper support,'maintenance, care and management of said library.
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5^r?,Pr?,I P-1. Fea t?l. t { J?N.C_.or: Sec-1-Z.0or., ,.A
f'," `tl.nn `i-27 7:i 1li?_^ ccd^ ht;I,eby (n-aa• -:^ the o c ff"'Cor f
G iG ?:1-?•?J of l+'-'-l!_.`1, and f'clid 1C'l•iG_] j-?'s
p:•rc ::fors thersof are included in this. 11-octicn lay r : 'er }?..
STICT?"Cff P-2. 1'nti e-.-- Tr: _0r1 `o all. r.'liilt,J.^a .r d. I:,4lrax <<
described in Section 3-27, the t'etalth officer shrill have the full power
of a policemn for the purpose of making; an acre t for the vio].ati.on of
the State law, regulations of the State Board of Irealt-,h and the ordinances
of the City in regard to matters of health; and the rmrr,.bers of the :'olz.ce
Department of the City shall essist the Health Officer in enforcing all
Ia's and regulations of the ti>"'6ate Board of Health and or dinancas in regard
to matters of health within the City of Laurel, and within three miles of
the City lzrdts.
And the said health officer is hereby empoi-scrod and directed to
make anspecticn of public and private proport;*, without warrant or court
crcder, fo the purpose of protecting the public health,
Any person w•illftally violating the lawful order of the Health
Officer shall be termed I•ui7 ty of a misdemeanor, puns" sNiblu as hereinafter
provided in this code.
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SP,MION 94. City Collectiono In order to protect the health of
t'-+e inhabitants of the City of Laurels all garbage must be removed to a
suitable dumning grounds designated by the City Council,
'141.e word garbage, as is hereinafter used, is intended to r.ean all
refuse, animal and vegetable natter, ashes., store sweepings, paper,
rubbish, including; all. waste matter,
The collection, removal and disposal of garbage shall be done and
performed under the supervision, direction and control of the street
commissioner, and with the additional rules and regulations that may be
from time to time rude by the City Councilo
SECTION 9-2. Districts. The City of Laurel shall be and is
hereby divided into garbage districts for the purpose of collections
and removal of garbage as follows:
DTSTRTrT Nn. 1:
Beginning at the intersection of Main St. 6c elder Ave. thence north
along Alder Ave, to its intersection with R. 1st St., thence west
along E. 1st St., to its intersection with Montana Ave; thence north
along Montana Ave. to its intersection with FP 3rd St,, thence west
on 3rd St. across let Ave, to its intersection with 2nd Ave., thence
south along 2nd Ave. to its intersection with 1•1. 1st St., thence
southwest along W. 1st St. to its intersection with 4th Ave., thence
south along 4th Ave. to its i.nter_;aection with !lain St., thence heading
northeast along Main St, to its intersection with Alder Ave. the
point of beginning,
Garbage District #1 general boundary shall exclude all
residential dwellings within the described boundary.
District #2 shall cover all areas not covered by uarbage #1
within the corporate City Limits,
Sr-,r,TTnN 9-3. Assessments., All real property lying within the
garbagre district, and capable of being; served by garbage pickup, shall.
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be assessed, in advance, each year for garbage pickup and service. The
assessment shall be prepared by the City Clerk and spread upon the tax
rolls and collected Flong with the general city taxes,
Any property commencing to be serviced with garbage pickup after
the taxes have been levied for the year, shall be assessed the next
year for such additional sum as they should have paid for receiving
services the previous year.
Assessments shall be as follows:
DTS"T-''rT Nrl. 1.
A. Restaurant, apartments house, hotels, bars, dry goods., grocery,
I•ardware, drugs, printers, service stations, variety - 4+39.rr per lot
R. Cleaners, auto ft e;tuip. sales, furniture, lumber retail, j;ara€;es,
creameries, blacksni?h shops, machine shops. - $24.00 per lot
C. Offices, professional services, wvrehouses - 6 9.00 per lot
nr`'TRTM PTO. 2.
$2.1r` per lot.
SECTIQN 9-4. Receptacles and Controls. I-.ach residentail unit shall
be provided with at least one garbage can of 30-gallon size with a
tight-fitting lid thereon, into which all cans and garbage shall be placed
wl-a the exception of papers
Each residence shall be provided with a rack upon which the said
garbage cans shall sit, the rack to be of a size and construction as
specified by rules and regulations made by the City Enr;ineerfs office and
on file thereon.
Pavers shall be disposed of by burxng and each residentail unit
shall be equipped with a burA!ing barrel of 50-gallon size for the disposal
of papers, No garbage cans or other refuse shall be placed in the burning
barrel. Burning shall be permitted on every day except Sunday and the
days upon which the garbage collector services the property, between the
hours of 8:00 in the morning and 4ton in the afternoon, and at no ether
time. No person shall be permitted to burn any trash in such a manner
that the same becames a nuisance or objectionable to the neighboring
properties.
No person shall burn orcEspose of rubber tires or other materials
that cause disagreeable odors, aluudge or great amoks.
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No person shall accumulate arty rubbish including dry leaves, dead
or cut limbs, old lumber, or any other material that is daw2,erous for
fire reasons or health reasons, and allow the same to be stored in
any street, alley or public place.
hny person violating the term of this Section shall be deemed
guilty of amLsdemeanor and punishable as hereinafter provided in
this Codeo
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WA"i rR
SSCTION 10-1 Adiiini.stratiorr„ The control of the ,;ity .later syste n,
including the pumping plant . reservoir, transrLissi.on lines, both ir, a.nd out-
side of the City of Laur'el. shall be under the ge7rrerR l control kind supervision
of the City Rngineer, who shall act as grater corv-d.ssi.onnr for the City of
Laurel.
Any person, firm, corporation or water user vi.clating, 't?,e tern ,3 of
Lh .s (liipter :,tail. be subject to have their viate31 sevvj-,.e di-sc:ont.i.nued antil
such M.ne as t1ia -ii latitzi. shall have been corrected„ 4:nd in addition Fa;:LI be
tervned guilty of misde meanor, puni.shabic: as hereinafter provided in this. e:od.f„
1 ? Ru,.es aad Regulations„ 71-io City Water Cor,uni us'1.oner, subject to
the ac;proval of the r`ity Council of the City of Laurel., is hereby empowered
to make rules and regulations and have control over the employees of the
water depari%%ent, and hours of work and duties„
r'' TQ, Y-4.2 Wa er ReCulatlons„ The Water Commissioner, su ilect.
to the -rnroval of the City Council, is hereby empowered to makes reguLUt ons
gove?r,: -ng the use of the city water, including the control to trips, delivery
lin=°s and the necessary regulations ,;over -ing; the use of city water, so long
a,?' the same are not in conflict with -tins rode;,
I. Uses All residents of the fttar of Laurel are required to use
civ water for human cor.surTtion,, No iellr, or individual. sources and supply
of wetir shayl be permitted for human consumption wi..t9tin tha city ].irdts.
No person, fire or corporation si-ial di.rrnp -aell water or water
obuainkid from any individual source into t},e city- se-jer system without a
six:cial permit obtained 'rierefore from the Water CormAs:rioneras office„
'rhe water commissioner is charged with the supplyir4; of chlorine
or tiny chenical compound necessary,, for the purification of water for hk.man
conr,io7ption according to the standards of the Board of the Fiealt`i of the
State of Montana,
The City elater Cornnlss:i_orner is hr-.r?, by 011 lrged wi'tla the su'ppl.,rinry o:;'
fluor--".de compounds in ouch C' % f c1I?lOLL-i't :, and 1 1f f-• ;:-.c{ C* IIC)ll- ds a,i a.rti spit
up by the standards of the Board of Pealth of the State of 14ontana pertaining
to the fluoridation of public water supply.
2. Waste No person, firm or corporation, having under his control or
direction, the irrigation of any lawns or shrubs within the City of Laurel shall
excessively irrigate the lay-ms and shrubbery or to allow the water to collect
thereon to such an extent that the same overflows and collects in the gutters
of said city streets.
3. Repairs. The Water Comissioner of the City of Laurel is hereby
charged with the responsibility for seeing that repairs to the City Water
Department property, including the pumping plant, reservoir and trap nission
lines, are properly carried, out.
No person, firm or corporation shall repair any mater line over which
c;ty water is transported, whether within the city or without the city limits,
without the approval and inspection of the City t4ater Commissioner.
Any water line extending outside of the City limits of the City of
Laurel, which, in the opinion of the City Mater Corrnissioner, should be replaced
rather than repaired, must be replaced by the private user thereof in a size
and manner as specified by the City Water Commissioner, subject to the approval
of the City Council.
It. Installation The installation of all water lines for the
transmission of water, both within and without the corporate limits of the
City of Laurel, shah, be under the control and supervision of the City Water
commissioner of the City of Laurel, who is empowered to make such rules and
regulations governing the installation that shall be necessary in his
discretion.
Sr;f;TICK 10 -3 Rates. The City Clerk of the City of Laurel shall bill
monthly each person, firm or corporation using city water, as per the rates
hereinafter specified.
Flat Rate: $4.9' per month.
Meter Rate: P4.5o mimium
First LAM cu.ft.per 1nO cu.ft.-----r--1.12.4
'Text 2,6r?n cu.ft.per lor cu.ft.-- -..50
Next 2yry r' cu.ft.per Inn cu.ft.------ -22?'
Next 135,nn cu.ft.per IM cu.ft------ -l5
In excess of IVISrn cu.ft.perl-P cu-ft-,0714
Sprinkling per Ion cu.ft.- ,-.--_---- .("6¢
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All users of city water lying outside the corporate limits of the
City of Laurel, shall be required to have a meter installed upon their line aizd.
ray according to the mitered water that they use.
Conn ercial user being defined as one being in a retail,, wholesale
business or apartment house, hotel, hotel or multiple rental unitn.
All single family residents supplied with city gater shell pray- a flat
rate for water servi.cas as is herai.naft r specified*
Ho person, fi m or corporation -?tiall !be allmyed to make purtial paymient
on any water departtnnt bill but the nam mist be paid in full when paid.
All water users., whi& all mr the water bill to hsco. e delinquent to the
second month of billing, shall be notified by the Uty Glr rlc at t:he tine of the
second month's billing of the delinquency, and that 4ha hater service will be
discontinued by the City within three (3) days after rich notice, and upon the
failure of the delinquent account to pay the same in full within the three-:lay
notification, that thereupon the water corvAssi.oner shall discontinue aervice
to thou account, and the delinquent account shall, be chargod off against tta hater
deposit are is hereinafter specified.
No person, firm, association., pa:°•tnership., corporation or water user
shall be allowed services for water from tiro City of Laurel without first
deposiui.ng with said City Water Dopar .ent the sun, of Vlftcen and no/100, ('a5.00)
Dollars, the said deposit Trill be ezridene kI by a certificate issued to said
applicant which said certificate urell be redeemed by the City of Laurel upon the
tsrridnation of rater service and the full payment of any water bill owed by said
aw)licant. No interest shall be allmmd on said depooi.t, and the Water Deparlinwr.t
of the City of Laurel is hereby authorized to charges ,agains?, said deposit, any
water account, owed and unpaid by said applicant upon the tormJAiation of water services.
Nothing herein, however, shall affect the -germs and validity of any prey*ioi..o
cortif`.i.cate issued by the said city.
S',rrTcr io-!t Sevrar Charge. Thera is hereby placed upon any residence or
lot using the city server of the City of Laurel., a charge for such service znd use
as is hereinafter specified. Said charge to be plaood upon the water bill of the
user and to paid as part of the said water bill. Said G7arges to be as follows:
Inside the City Limits -_----_..-----_------ $2..1,0
Outside the City LWt34*:--------ww__..-----..;;2.50 Minium or 4 of the
water bill,,
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SFCTIfN U--1. Regulations The purpose of this Chapter is to provide
ninimum standards to safeguard life, health, property and public welfare by regu-
lating and controlling the design, quality of material, construction, location,
electrification and maintenance of all signs and sign structures,
This Chapter shall not supersede any provisions of any other zoning
ordinance or building ordinances of the City of Laurel.
This Chapter shall be known as the "Sign Code" and may be cited as such
and will be referred to in this Chapter as "This Code"e
le Enforcement. Authorit a The Building Official is hereby authorized
and directed to enforce all the provisions of this rode.
Right of Entry. Upon presentation of proper credentials of the Building
Official or his duly authorized representative nay enter at reasonable times any
building structure, or premises in the city to perform any duly imposed upon then
by this Code.
Board of Appeals. Tn order to provide for reasonable interpretation
of the provisions of this rode there is hereby established a Board of Appeals as
provided in the Uniform Building rode,,
'violation and Penalties„ Tt shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any
person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge., alter, repair, move,,
improve, remove, convert, or demolish, equip., use, or maintain any signs or
structure in the city, or cause or permit the same to be done, contray to or in
violation of any of the provisions of this Code,
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this
Code shall be guilty of a nisdemeanor, and each person shall be deemed guilt
of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any
violation of any of the provisions of this Code is carunitted, continued, or
permitted and upon conviction of any such violation, such person shall. be
punishable by a fine of not more than 1300.00., or by imprisonment for not more
than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
2. Definitions and Abbreviations: General;. For the purpose of this
'ode, certain abbreviations terms, phrases, words and their derivatives shall be
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construed as specified in this Chapter. Words used in the singular include the
nl.ural, and the plural the singular.; I-lords used in the masculine gender include
the feminine, and the fininine the masculine.
3. Am oved Plastic Material. Approved plastic material is one which
the Building Official has found to be suitable functionalx,y for the purpose for
which it is offered, which burns no faster than two and one-half inches (2 1/211)
per minutes in sheets sixty thousandths of an inch (0.060"1 in thickness when
tested in accordance with U.R.r. Standard No. 52-5-581, or which is not consumed
in less than two minutes when tested in accordance with U.B.C.Standard No. 52-3.58,
the thickness of plastic materials to be determined by T1.B. r.. Standard No.52-4-58.
(See Plastic Materials.)
!t. Huild Linea Building line is a line established by ordinance
beyond which no building may extend. A building line may be a property line.
(gee curb line) (Fig. IA.)
Building Official. Building Official is the officer or other person
changed with the administration and enforcement of this Cade, or his duly
authorized deputy.
5, Combination Sign. Combination sign shall mean any sign incorporating
any combination of the features of ground, projecting, and roof signs.
Combustible Material. Combustible material shall mean wood, or materials
not more combustible than wood.
Curb Line. Curb line shall be the line at the face of the curb nearest
to the street or roadway. In absence of a curb, the curb line shall be established
by the city %gineer. (See Building Line,)
No-Conforming Signs. Non-confoim?ing signs shall mean any sign present
prior to,the adoption of "this code" which does not meet the requirements of "this
Code"o
6. Di2pl2a Service Display surface is the area made available by sign
structure for the purpose of displaying the advertising message.
7. Electrical Simon. electrical sign shall mean any sign which is wired
to provide current employed in illuminating or aminating any part of the sign.
A. O^ound,Si.a. Ground sign shall mean a sign which is supported by one
or more uprights, poles or braces in or upon the ground other than a combination
sign as defined by this Code,,
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9, incombustible Material. Incombustible materials is any material
which will not ignite, at or below, a temperature of 1.12000 Fahrenheit during; an
exposure of five minutes and which will not continue to burn or glow at that
temperature, Tests shall be made as specified in U.B.C. Standard No. 4-1-580
in, Marquee. Marquee is a permanent roof structure attached to and
supported by the building, projecting; over public property.
11. Plastic Materials. Plastic Materials are those made wholly or
principally from standardized plastics listed and described in Uniform building
rode Standard No. 52-1-5F (See Approved Plastic Material.)
12. "Tonstructiiral Trim. Ton-structural trim is the molding, battens,
cans, nailing strips, latticing, cut outs or 'titters and walkways which are
attached to the sign structure.
13<, Projecting Sign. Projecting sign shall mean a sign other than a
wall sign, which projects from and is supported by a wall of a building or structure.
Projection. Projection means the distance by which a sign extends over
public property, or beyond the building line.
14. Roof Sign. Roof sign shall mean a sign erected upon or above a
roof or parapet of a building; or structure.
15, Sign. Sign is any medium including its structure and couponent parts,
which is used or intended to be used to attract attention to the subject matter
for advertising purposes, other than paint on surface of a building,
Sign Structure. Sign structure means the su:)port, uprights, braces and
framework of the sign:
Structures Structure is that which is built or constructed, an edifice
or building of any kind' or any piece of work artifical.ly built up or conposed
of Darts jointed together in some definite n,-uiner,
16, Temporary Sign, Temporary sign shall include any sign, banner, pen-
nant, valance, or advertising display constructed of cloth, canvas, li,;ht fabric,
cardboard, wallboards or other light materials with or without frames, intended to
be displayed for a limited period of time only,
17, Uniform Building Code, Uniform Building Code is the latest edition
of the Uniform Building rode published by the International Conference of
Building Officials, which has been adopted by the City Council. A ropy of which
is on file in the office of the Building ?nspector,
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18, U.13.0. Standard. 1T„S,.C. Standard is the latest edition of the
Uniform Building rode Stpndards, also known as Volume 111 iT.B.t. Published by
the Tnternati.onal ronferenoe of Building Officials. A copy of which is on file
in the office of the Building rnspectoro
19. ''fall Sign. ',Tall sign shall mean any sign attached to or erected
a;cainst the wall of a building or structure, with the exposed face of the sign
in a plane parallel to the plane of said wall.
20. Eeftcial Purpose Sign. A special purpose sign is any sign not
covered by this rode. All special purpose signs must be approved previous to
their manufacture or installation, by the Sign inspector or higher authority.
21. Bond and License Required. No person, firm or corporation shalt
erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, Move, improve, remove, convert, demolish,
equip, use or maintain any sign or structure within the city without first
obtaining a license and bond.
The license fee shall be'A35.rY' for electrical signs and 835,00 for all
others. The bond shall be in the stun of Five. Thousand (j,n00o0C1) and no/100
with sureties to be approved by the City Clerk, conditioned for the faithful
absprvance of this 'ode and to save and keep harmless the City of Laurel.Montanaq
and its employees from all damages, liabilities, losses or Judgments that may
be recovered against the City of Laurel, Hontana, by reason of the negligant
erection or maintenance of any sign covered by this Code
ST;CmIOPT 11-2. Permits, Fees and Inspection.
1. Permits Required, No sign shall be hereinafter be erected, re-erected,
constructed, altered, or maintained, except as provided by this Code and until
after a permit for the same has been issued by the Building Official. In addition,
electrical permits shall be obtained for electrical signs, byelectrical contractors,
2. !p2lication. Applications for sign permits shall be made in writing
upon forms furnished by the Building Official. The application shall contain the
location by street and number of the proposed sign structure, and the naves and
addressed of the owner and the sign contractor or erector, together with a
description of the proposed sign. The Building Official may require the filing
of plans or other pertinent information before issuing the permit where in his
opinion such information is necessary to insure compliance with this rode,, k
copy of which is on file with the office of the Building Inspector,
Real estate signs not exceeding twelve square feet (12 square feet). in
area which P-4vertine the sale, rental, or lease of the premises upon which said
signs are located.
Professional name plates not exceeding one square foot (lsq.ft.) in
area,
Bulletin boards not over twelve square ft, (12 sq.ft.) in area for
rablic, charitable, or relisiot!s institution when the same are located on the
premises of said institutions,
Signs denoting the architect, engineer or contractor when placed upon
work under construction and not e.•ceeding twelve square feet (12 sq.ft.)
Memorial signs or tablet3, names of buildings and date of erection when
cut into any masonry surface, or Wien constructed of bronze or other incombustible
materials,
Signs of public service companies indicating danger, and aids to
service or safety.
The changing of the advert..31ng copy or message on a painted or printed
sign only, Except for theater marquios and similar signs specifically designed
for the use of replaceable copy, ele(-uric signs shall not be included in this
exception.
Painting, repainting or cle?uLinj of an advertising structure or the
changing of the advertising copy r?,, message •Oisreon shall not be considered an
erection or alteration which -equines sign permi'. unless a structural change is
made,
Small portable signs inside a building or siL-1s painted on the surface
of a building, exce,)t electrical signs, shall meet the reg,i.rements of the
National rlectrir Code, a cope of which is on file in the off-%e of the Building
Ynspector. T;7. etric signs shall not be within reach of the L;enei,-kl p1lblic. (pt
high shall oe determined out of reach,)
All municipal, county, state or federal signs which regulate t.jffic,
safety, health or other public service.
4. Fees. For an electric sign, the permit fee shall be 10¢ per square
foot of sign area with a minimum fee of Two and no/Ire (32.00) Dollars.
All other signs shall be 5¢ per square foot area with a minimum fee
of 82.Rr.
The area of a sign shall ba calculated by using the square footage of the
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smallest rectangle or pair of rectangles which will enclose the sign.
5. Plan ChecIOM, Fees. Where plans and other pertinent information are
required in accordance with Section 11-2, Plumber 1, a plan check fee equal to one-
half the sign permit shall be paid to the Building Official.
6• All Signs, together with all of their supports, braces, guys, and
anchors shall be kept in repair and in proper state of preversation. The display
surfaces ofall signs shall be kept neatly painted or posted at all times.
7. Tnspections, All signs for which a permit is required shall be subicet
to inspection by the Building Official.
Footing inspection will be required for all ground signs.
71actrical signs shall be inspected before erection.
The Building Official may order the removal of any sign that is not
maintained in accordance with provisions of Section U-2, Number 6.
All signs may be re-inspected at the discretion of the Building Official.
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Ff`"TOIT 11-3. nesinand Construction.
1. Design. -(",eneral- Signs and sign structures shall be desigmed and
constructed to resist wind and seismic forces as specified in this Section. All
bracing systems shall be designed and constructed to transfer lateral forces to
the foundations. For signs on buildings, the dead and lateral loads shall be
transmitted through the structural frame of the building to the ground in such
manner as not to overstress any of the elements thereof.
The overturning; Moment produced from the lateral forces shall in no
case exceed two-thirds (2/3) of the dead-load resisting anchorage to the ground
or to the structural frame of the building. ^_'he weight of earth superimposed
over footings may be used in determining the dead-load resisting; moment. Such
earth shall be carefully placed and thoroughly compacted.
?find Loads. For the purpose of design, and except for roof signs and
combination signs, wind pressure shall be taken upon the gross area of the
vertical projection of all signs and s4.gn structures at not less than thirty (30)
pounds per square foot for those portions less than sixty (60+) feet above the
ground, and at not less than thirty-five (35) pounds per square foot for those
portions more than sixty (6r') feet above the ground.
Wind pressure upon roof signs and combination signs and their supports
shall be taken at not less than thirty (30) pounds per square foot of the gross
area of the plane surface, actirjg in any direction. In calculating wind pressure
on curved surfaces such as cylindrical. or spherical signs or sign structures, this
pressure shall be assumed to act on six tenths (6/10) of the projected area. In
all ppAn dames signs or sign structures the area used in computing;:wind pressures
shall be one and one-half (1 1/2) times the net area of the framing members in ,the
side axpDsed to the wind.
Seismic Loads. Signs and, sign structures shall, be design d and
constructed to resist seismic forces as provided in Section 2-312, Appends:
of the Uniform %ilding Code, a copy of which is on file in the office of the,
Building Tnspector.
Cnribined Loads. Wind and seismic loads need not be coribi:]ned in the
design of signs or sign structures; only that loading producing the larger stresses
need be used.
7ortical design loads, except roof ]rive loads, shall be assumed to be
a6ti:ng simultaneously with the grind or seismic, loads,
Allowable Stresses. The design of wood, concrete, or steel members shall
cgnform'to the requirements of Chapter 25,26 and 27, of the Uniform Building Code,
a copy of which is on file in the office of the Build; Inspector. Loads, both
vertical and, horizontal, exerted on the soil shall not produce stresses exceeding
those permitted by Chapter 28 of said Uniform Building Code,
The working stresses of wire rope and its fastenings shall not exceed
twenty-five per cent (25%) of the ultimate strength of the rope or fasteners.
Working stresses for wind or seismic loads combined with dead loads may
be increased as specified in Section 2303 of said Uniform Building Code.
P. Construction. -Ggeneral- The supports for all sl_gns or sign structures
shall be placed in or upon private property and shall be securely built, constructed
are wrected in conformance with the requirements of this Code,
Materials. Materials of construction for signs and sign structures
shall be of the quality and grade as specified for buildir)4-s in said Uniform
Building Code,
In all signs and sign structures the materials and details of construction
shall be in the absence of specified requirements, conform with the following:
Structural steel shall be of such quality as to conform with said U.B.C.
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Standard No. 27.-1-58. Socondary members in contract with, or directly supporting
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the display surfacep may be formed of light gauge steel provided such nembers
are desi€Yned in accordance with the specifications of the design of light gauge
steel as specified in said V.T.C. Standard No. 27-2-58 and No. 27-3-58 and in
addition shall be galvanizeC. Secondary members, 14hen formed i ritegrally i.Tith
the display surface, shall be not less than No. 24 gauge in thickness of the
secondary members shall be No. 12 gauge. The ninimum thickness of hot-rolled
steel members -furnishing structural support for signs shall be one-fourth inch
(1/4« lm Steel pipes shall be of such nuality as to conform wit}i said V.T. C.
Standard Mo. 27-5-58. Steel m•?mbers may be connected with one galvanized bolt
provided the connection is adequate to transfer the stresses in the members.
Anchors and supports when of wood are embedded in the soil, or within
six inches (611) of the soil, shall be of all hardwood of a durable specie or
shall be pressure treated with an approved preservative. Such members shall be
marked or branded by an aoproved agency„
No material, part,portion, or equipment shall 'bs used in any sign which
might become dangerous because of vibration, corrosion, disintegration, or any
other reason.
There shall be no swinging signs.
Restrictions on Combustible Materials. All signs and sign structures
erected in Fire 'ones No. 1 and 11 shall have structural members of incombustible
materials, according to the map thereof in the office of the Building Inspector,,
Ground signs may be constructed of any material meeting the requirements
of this Code, except as provided above,
Combination signs, roof signs, wall signs, projecting signs, and signs
on marquees shall be constructed of incombustible materials, except as provided
in Non 1 of t"is Section (Combined Loads). No combustible materials other than
approved plastics shall be used in the construction of electric signs. (See
Section 11 - No. 3 for Approved Plastics.)
For Temporary Signs a special permit shall be issued by the City
Engineer under such terms and specifications as he shall require,,
Non-structural trimn Nan-structural trim riay be of woods, metal,
approved plastics, or any combination thereof.
Anchorage. Members supporting unbraces signs shall be so proportioned
that the bearing loads imposed on the soil in either direction, horizontal or
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vertical, shall not, exceed the safe values Braced ground signs shall he
and--ornd to resist the specified wind or sa:'J.snic load acting in any direction.
Anchors and supports shall 'be designed for safe bearing loads on the soil and
for an effective resistence to over-turning, Anchors and supports shall penetrate
to a r??pth below ground greater than that of the frost line.
Portable ground signs support by frames or posts rigidly attached to
the base shall be so proportioned that the weight and size of the base will be
adequate to resist- the wind press rs specified in Section 11-3,, No., 1 (Oind Loads)
Signs attached to masonry, concrete, or stool shall be safely and
securely fastened thereto by means of metal anchors: bolts, or approved expension.
sere-wa of sul icient size and anchorage to support sa e.1y the load.s applied.
A..S.T.Mo TStand.ard Specifications }or Zinc.. C.:oasted Iron and Steel A33,
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Inn square feet or less
100 per cent c" display surface
area
r! r4 vl n •fa (! 7 n C 4 y v . :A r.. !n •- P Q, 0 U U 0 C V u1 ,] ] e O f, 0 .1 O
Over 2,('r`r+ square feat ? Not over 575 sgiiazre feet
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144 u 3,6nr' 1/it , Plain, Plate or Wired
over 144 .Over.- 3, 6r)o ® _./fit Wired glaes
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No wooden blocks or plugs or anchors with Trrood used in connection with
se-aws or nails shall. be considered proper anchorage, except in the case of signs
attached to wood framing.
rTo anchor or support of any sign shall be connected to, or supported by,
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a parape'.- un.lr-ass '-'ui'i'1 in of Secs ion 2:312,, of Vne CJni%'o'°rrl Bid-ici-in'g_r Cods for T,-Etrapat walls,
No sign laay cover windows unleru window :=_s pernlaryen"t.yy closed with the
sane ma•t:erials as the,
The aff j-%ir?; or del.inea't io.a of any sign or notice of immoral character
shall_ be unlawful and a violation of this Code,, i. ,.iuding advert,_i sement or
notices per•Gi=.ainirig to. se--c disease->-
Tt si"iall b ui'A-- wffi2I 'ca.r° a.v Per:3on or persons,, ether than 'she outdoor
advertiser or v.gent or emplo.,rF?es nrope.^ly 4lavir?f; control, to tear, destroy
or mutilate in any rianne:t, any or ad-,i ;rtis•iml, ma:ttsr x,37 ictx shall. have been
constructend, mainta-med, affixed. or displa,'i-ed rightfiillyr in ac::.:o:rrianre with tha
provisions of this article.,
T'1. shall. 'r.,e unlawf';il Zor any pev:?on to loiter b i;-J.nc or abo-a ; any sign,:,
Tt shall be unl:awf,,zl fo:- ar;.y person to commit r: nu'a_sence behind
or O-)cu" any, sign. Car' to dump. a:;iy 't',1 ^_ ml. ;,mGds, pa,,-.F:r or other refUSe l''iattrer
on any prope-rt;y cccu.pJ.-ed by ?.Y sign,,
T_t shal.l_ be unla:,,rful i"o;:: ary Perborl to or interfere
S1i%h ari4 ref _i•C;C"G[)r, Y7 re r ,`'eY CVIC:_r .. '. rrh tn1.STr), or any parr Tcf any sign,
D-1,3,n12,f surfaces in aI? r'.srl:E?N O? Sign, ?2:3y bE 3 I'?f glass or
ac)proav'<.l{. fa'! .:?t.cs. :.r. ?Gr',,1j`r cL:` C:? ..;.!.f.l )'; C'. l.ULLt{rr tlJl ti;Li:i 'y:sT'.tt
i is tablets
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be of any I":,:.ttei7L...1s T1eF;t'_u-
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"t.h req'Arements of thief l;oL?E r., t;3iti:t,zpt.i as pr4.7r:??c.C? '* 7.i'3. ::eC?:::i.r,',):7 ? ,
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°.: c?i:,ct"a_CCt1.lYl;',7. s1F'-as ,ihiiI not i3"'ojact ur-er yu?i_:_c nroperty
or beyand ci linc,> l''or T 'C"t?7..ol y see ti:ii;ns, Sectioij !1-?,
}i .- Clea?_' an L : M1 '•E ? v for porta'i).+„r_ sit,-Ins, the bolAom of the display
surface of e-aery g' ou-nd shat -e- cjct `_ess 'Lhayi J'A-ve above the ground.,
sr.c': space ,'r.ay be filled uTJ-.,'U-_ a o),, der,,ora"',:1i°s of light, wood of rl-tat
si{^r?t-i:u ground sign srr.?.11 be, c'ectod to a e.ccee.dint; one
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`".L u rlesty ift'fi:7_ons c ground signs may display ou:r,-faces of
combustible mat:e;•ials except in said Fire "ones 1, and. 2,
.t.1••'5 f Ot:'lli 7.T?.c' 4.LOI1 s:il.,Il". .
1., 3enera.l,, Conbir,...t:-.on S:.L.gns slia 1, be constr•,,acted of incombustible
mmt.sri..als e-zrmpt as provided '.la Section 11•'•3, I`ia.,, 2 (cons tructi.on)-
2, Oesion, All- su-moz°-:?s of --ombina.•i,ion signs shall be placed in or
laprn pri-va-Ge propex:ty and sha1.1_ b( scicu_°ely- built, constructed and. erected to
C-TjforTP *rith vne T' (1 U.3•T`Ciw-nt8 silPCif:ied
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S rC!. -l. r. „f'V:. ;r _1_' clt,'d
". a -ancc : F?;s-Iaga of all obstruction- .7'x.4.11 ba left under crr
--tnu°1d2 ;1Y-V! '1}' c?C, j2CL.7.' . ' O: rt11 c:LgT15 cxc,e C.in, a h:,icht of 'be`
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(411 above the roof therfeunder. Such passanges shall be not less than three
feet (3a) wide and four feet (41) high and shall be parapet or roof level.
4. Access. There shall, be one such passage or access opening as
follows:
For each roof sign upon a building;
An access opening for every fifty lineal -'eet (501) of horizontal roof
sign extentiont
Within twenty feet (201) of walls and parapets when roof signs are at
right angles to a face of the building.
F'FrTIO"1 11-7 - Mall Signs.
1. General. 'Tall signs shall be constructed of i_nconbustible material,
except as provided in Section 11-3, No. 2„
P. ')esign. Wall signs shall be designed in accordance with the
requirpnents specified in Section 11-3.
3o Projection. No wall sign shall have a projection over a public
property greater than twelve inches (1211) nor shall extend over any adjacent
parapet or roof of the supporting; building.
The thickness of that portion of a wall sign which projects over public
property shall not exceed the maximum as shown in Figure No. 1-B.
Wall Signs may project over public property or beyond a building lime
as shown in Figure No. 1-•A,
SECTION 11-R - Projecting Ci„ns.
1. General. Projecting; signs shall be construced of incombustible
materials except as provided in Section 11-3.
2. Design. `Tall signs shall be designed in accordance with the requires
menta specified i.n Section 11-•3,,
3. Projection. 'rhe thickness of that portion of a projecting sign which
projects o-rer public property or a building line, shall not exceed the maximum
as sliown in rigrre NO. J-B.
No sign or sgn structure shall, project into any public alley what-
soever, below a height of fourteen feet (141) above €,rade, nor more than six
inches (611) when over fourteen feet (140.
Clearance. *1o sign or sign structure. shall be erected in such a nanner
that any portion of its surface or supports will interfere in any way with the
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free use of any fire escape, exit or standpipe.
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In sign shall obstruct any
window to such an extent that any lip
,ht, or vent ilat ion is reduced to a point
below that required by law or ordinance.
"Yo sign shall be so located as to maintain all required clearance from
overhead Mower and Service lines,
4, Display,. Surface Area. The area of the display surface of a project-
ing sign which projects over public property, or beyond a building line, shall not
exceed one hundred fifty square feet (150 sq,ft4) per face.
57"'r7I(M 11-9 Mar ees.
1. (general. For the purpose of this ;;action, a Marquee shall include arty
object or decoration attached to, or a part of, said marquees. (See No. 4, this
section,, for signs on marquees.)
Construction. A Marquee shall be supported entirely from the building;
and constructed as specified in said Uniform Building Code, and shall be of in-
combustible materials, or of not less than one-hour fire -resistive construction.
Roof Construction - The roof, or any part thereof, nay be a skylight,
provided hire glass is used not less than one-fourth inch (1/4") thick9 with no
si_nf*le pane more than eighteen inches UP) wide.
7vexy roof and skylight or a marquee shall be sloped to down spouts which
shall conduct any drainage from the marquee to the storm sewer or under the
sidewalk to the curb,
2. Projection, A marquee projecting r:iore than two-thirds of the dis-
tance from the property line to the curb line shall be not less than twelve feet
(1211 above ground or pavement below.
A marquee projecting less than two-thirds o''the distance from the
property line to the curb line shall not be less than eight feet (81) feet above
the ground or paverent below,
Clearance. The horizontal clearance between a marquee and the curb line
shall be not less than two feet (21)0
Every marquee shall be so located as not to interfere with the operation
of any exterior standpipe or to obstruct the clear passage of stairways or exits
from the building or the installation or maintenance of electrollers.
3. Size. Length - n marquee projecting more than two-thirds of the
distance from the property line to the curb line shall not exceed twenty,-five
(25') feet in length along the direction of the street.
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4, Sign on riser uses, Projecting signs attached to a building; shall not
be attached to a marquee. No sign shall be hung; flron the under side of a marquee,
except when a,marquee is A, in heights, then only non-electrical eigme 6" iridth
will be allowed. When the narquee is between A and 10 feet high, special per.
mission from the sign inspector will allow other certain types of signs. (See
Fig, ?.A and 2B.)
Sif;n may be placed on the outer faces of a narques, if they are made
a part thereof, and do not exceed the limitations of marquees, as set forth in
Section 11-9.
Srr Tr*1 11-1n - ?'lectrical Sins.
1. General. "].ectri.cal signs shall be constructed of incombustible
materials, except as provided in Section 11-3 (Seismic loads).
All electrical signs shall be manufactured and maintained in a safe
manner, (Tn accordance with the latest issue of the National TIectric Code, a
copy of which is on file in the office of the Building Inspector, shall be prima
facie evidence of that safety.)
The enclosed shell of electrical signs shall be rain tight, ezeept
that service holes fitted with cover shall be provided into each compartment
of such signs. No electrical sign shall be less than 10 feet above the ground
level.
'r'ach electrical siErn shall have a switch in or on the sign, which
controls the electrical operation of the sign to be furnished and installed by
the sign company. All signs shall be designed for lt' amp. circuits.
The sign contractor shall do only such electrical wiring which is an
integral part of the sign.
All service equipment and time.clocks used for electrical signs shall
be installed by licensed electrical contractors,
On outline lighting and skeleton glass signs, sign contractor shall do
electrical wiring on the secondary side of the transformer only.
2. Installation. Electrical equipment used in connection with display
signs shall be installed in accordance with the city ordinances regulating; electrical
installations,
e`rector's Name. finery electrical sign projection over any street or
public place shall have name plate or painted on the surface of the sign the name
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of the sign erector and date of erection. Such name and date shall be of
sufficient size and contrast to be readable from a reasonable distance. Failure
to provide such name and date shall be grounds for rejection of the sign by the
Sign Inspector.
Srr"Tryrd 11-11. Temporary Signs.
1. general. No temporary sign shall oxceed one hundred square feet
(lr`^ sq. ft,,) in area. Temporary signs of rigid material shall not exceed twenty-
four square feet (24 sq.ft-) of area, or six feet (6r) in height, nor shall any
such s,..f;n be fastened to the ground.
menporary signs may remain in place for a period not (axceedin; sixty
W) days
29 Cloth Signs. Support - 7vETy temporary cloth sign shall be
supported and attached with wire rope of three eights (31F") inch minimum
diameter. No strings, fiber ropes or wood slats shall be permitted for support
or anchorage purposes. Cloth signs and panels shall be perforated over at
least ten percent of their area to reduce wind resistance.
Projection. Cloth signs may extend over public property. Such signs
Then extended over a public street, shall maintain a minimum clearance of
twenty feet (201).
Clearance. - Cloth 54[ms may extend across a public street only by
permission of the City Council, and shall be subject to all related laws and
ordinances.
3. Other temporary signs, when eight feet (81) orrmre above the
graundy may project not more than six inches (611) over public property or beyond
the building line.
Sr TION '1112- NOTI-CI FORMING c T(R5o
1. All rion-conforming signs shall be made to conform kith this Code
by March 1,1962.
All non-conforming signs altered, repaired, moved, improved or
converted shall most the requirements of this code.
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Fire Protection and Hazards
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Sr,(?-770N 12-1. Fire District. The entire incorporated area of the
City of Laurel, shall be established as a fire district, which shall be
divided into fire zones 1, 2 and 3, and each zone shall include such
territory or portions of the City as illustrated., outlined and designated
on a certain map on file in the office of the City Engineer of the City of
Laurel, marked and designated as the c'Fire zones of the City of Laurel",
whid'. shall be the fire zoning map of the City for application of the fire
regulations included in the building code and zoning code adopted by the
City of Laurel.
SECTION 12-2? StoraFea_No merchant., dealer, or any other person
shall store or keep at any time in his place of business or upon the
premises any chemical or combustible material commonly known as an "explosive".
(11 F losives. No person shall manufacture, or store within
the limits of the City of Laurel, any blasting powder,, gun paverp nitro-
glycerin or dynamite. Any person desiring to transport, sell or use ex-
plosives, or other highly flamable articles, shall rake application, in
writing, to the Chief of the Fire Department for a permit. No person shall
proceed with such transporationp selling or use., until a permit shall have
been issued by the Chief of the Fire Department, No person,shall blast
or carry on blasting operations without first having; obtained a permit from
the Fire Chief,
(2) Fuel Oil. No person shall store, or offer for sale, within
the city of Laurel, any &el oil, kerosene or naptl,a, without first obtaining
a permit from the Fire Chief,,
(3) Gasoline. No person, firm or corporation shall keep more
than five gallons of gasoline in excess of the amount contained in the
gasoline tank of any automobile on his premises., at any one time, without
first obtaining a permit from the Fire Chief of the City of Laurel.
However, this ordinance shall not apply as to any commercial gas statism
'which provides underground storage for gasoline.
Vow-ver, this ordinance shall not apply as to any cton"reial gas station
yrhich provides underground storage for gasoline.
(4) Tnflarsnables, The design, construction, installation and safety
features of the containers for the handling of compressed, liquified
petroleum gases for domestic and com.ercial use shall be in accordance
with the regulptions of the National Board of Fire Underwriters,
No tanks or containers containing over one thousand pounds of butane
ethane or propane gases shall be permitted or installed within the limits
of the City,
SECTION 12-3a Burning, No person shall burn any garbage, rubbish,
tires or debris, or any other material that producers an offensive odor,
upon his premises, except papers, which shall be burned in the burning
barrel provided for the sane, and lei.ves, provided that an adult is in
supervision thereof and the same done in an inoffensive manner.
(1) No person shall store or allow to accumulate on any premises
owned by him, or controlled b?? him, on any street or alley adjacent to
such premises, any garbage, debris, scraps of lumber, junk, wrecked auto-
mobiles, or machinery, to such an extent that the sane will create a fire
hazard, health hazard, or be a hazard to children of the neighborhood,
The Chief of Police of the City of Laurel shall have the responsibility of
notifying any person who owns or controls vii h property to remove the said
hazard and if the person fails to remove said hazard within ten (10) days
time, that thereupon the City may r,imove the same and may collect any
charges incurred by said City by levying the same as a special tax against
the property, or collect the same in the manner of any other debt,
GITAPTER XIII.
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SrrTTON 13-1, Regulation,, Whenever any of they fol.lawin;; terms are
used in this chapter they shall he deemed to have and 91hal.l be geld to
include, except as herein specifically provided, the mewn-ngs respectively
set forth in this chapter and any such terms used in the 4irtgular shall be
r,eld to include the plural as follows, to Wi.t
(a) Street. The term street shall include and. apply to :hat part
of a public hi&way intended for vehicles,
(b) Garb. The term curb shan include and apply to the boundaries
of a street as marked or understood.
(c) Vehicle. The term vehicle shall include and amply to any
conveyance (including animals) except baby carriages. Hand or foo'',
propelled conveyance shall be regarded as vehicles when on a street, but
as pedestrian when on a sidewalk or crossing a street on a cross-walk,
(d) Motor Vehicle. The term motor vehicle shall include and apply
to any vehicle propelled by any power other than muscular power which does
not run upon a railway,
(e) Driver. The term driver shall include and apply 'to the rider,
driver, or leader of any animal, the rider of a bicycle or a tricycle,
and to a person who puslies, draws, propels or has in charge a vehicle,
(fl Parked,, The term parked Shall include and apply to any vehicle
excepting vehicles stopped to load or unload, standing along side one
another, parallel to curb,
(g) Sidewalk. The term sidewalk shell include and apply to that part
of a highway or park for the use of pedestrians.
(h) Driving,, The term driving shall include and apply to driving,,
riding, propelling or operating any vehicle, and to riding or driving
any animals o
(1) That streets are primarily intended for vehicles, but pedestrians
have the right to cross them in safety and all drivers of vehicles shall
exercise proper care not to injure them. Pedestrians, whenever they are
first into a street crossing, shall have the right o" way over vehicles therein,
except where ttie traffic sha'.1 be regulated by traffic lights, it shall be
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(5) No person under the agcy of sixteen (16) years shall, drive a
mc::or vehicle on the streets of the City of Laurel, and no person shall
allow or permit any person under the age of sixteen yearn to drive a motor
vehicle therein. No person shall, drive or operate any notor vehicle in the
streets of the City of Laurel for hire who is under tl-e age of twenty-one
(91) `rears
(6) Tt shallbe unlawful 'Por any person to drive or operate or have
under his control any motor vehicle upon any street or alley while
intoxicated or in any degree iuxder the infLuence or intox.icati.ng liquor
or of any narcotic drugs,
(7) Any -vehicle turning into another street to the right shall
turn the corner as near the right-hand curb as practicable,
(8) A vehicle shall be parked p,ara]..le.lr try the r-?irb arxi within ei.f;bIteen
(P) inches thereof,;
(9) No vehicle shall be parked within ten (10) feet of any fire
hydrant unless in charge of some person who can iz,rrnediately move such
vehicle in case of necessity, i
(10) No vehicle shall be parked upon any street nearer than ten (10)
feet to the corner of any city block, nor closer than three (3) feet to
another vehicle, nor in such position to the curb as to prevent another
already at such curl) from moving away.
(11) No vehicle shall be stopped or parked in such a manner as to
obstruct any crossing, or in such a manner as to block or -nterfere with
the free use of any alley or private driveway.
(12) No vehicle shall be stopped or parked along the curb in any
area where the curb shall be painted yellow,
(1?) PIo vehicle shall be parked upon any driveway so that the -arie
blocks pedestrian traffic upon the sidewalk,
(14) No vehicle shall be parked with. the left side thereof to the curb.
(15) No vehicle, unless in an emergency or to allow another vehicle
or pedestrian to cross its path, shall stop in any street except at the
right hand curb thereof, nor so as to obstruct any crossingo
(16) No driver of any motor vehicle shall leave such vehicle, standing
or narked, while the enginer is running, unless same person is in such
vehicle, in charge thereof,
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(17) No v6liicle shall remain backed up to the curb except where
necessary for loading or unloading; and in no case longer than the actual
loading or unloading requires.
(le) No vehicle, except when actually er;aged in loading or unloading
some commodity shall he parked in any alley. No vehicle shall stop in or
occupy any alley other than commercial trucks in the act of loading or unloading.
(19) No vehicle shall be parked continuously at any one place upon
any street in the congested area of the City of Laurel for a longer time
than two (?_) hours. V owever, this section shall not ap-)ly as to any area
posted by the Chief of Police for a different time limit.
(zn) No wrecked or non-operating vehicle shall be parked, left
or abandoned upon any street or alley within the City of Laurel.
(71) No truck in excess of two (2) tons shall park or stop upon
any residential street within the City of Laurel, except as the same may
be necessary for cormercial loading and unloading and in no case longer than
the actual loading or unloading, shall take, and during such period or loading
or unloading., the motor shall not be running.
(22) The City Council of the City of Laurel, may., on written
application therefor, designate and reserve places on the streets of the
City of Laurel where vehicles engaged in carrying passengers for hire may,
stand for public patronage; and may, on written application thereof, designate
and reserve space in front of or adjacent to schools, churches, theaters,
hotels and other public buildings, to be used at stated times bypatrons,
tyuests or occupants of such premises for their convenience; and, on written
application by the occupant of any preises may designate and reserve space
in the front or rear of such premises to be used at stated tinges by the
occupant in the transaction of his business for loading, or unloading commodities.
(23) The City Council may, on written application therefor, designate
and reserve places on the streets of the City of Laurel where motor busses
engage in carrying passengers. Such application shall be accompanied by
consent in writing of the occupant of the first floor of the building in
front of which it is desired that such space be reserved for the applicant.
Motor bus stations may be established to extend back thirty feet
from the property line in the City blocks wherein they are located. Motor
bus stations shall be used only by regularly licensed motor busses operated
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for carrying of passengers for hire in the Ci',y of Laurel.
(24) All places reserved under Section 22 and 23 hereof shall be
indicated by standards or other suitable signs erected at or placed
near tle curb at the expense of the purchaser. for whose use t1he space is
reserved, and with tle at)nroval and under the direction of the Chief of
Police., Ouch standards shall bear the words "No Parking" and may state
thereon the time during, which the space is reserved.,
(25) All reserved space permits granted under the provisions of
this ordinance may be revoked at any time by the City Council
(26) 1,Men street traffic is unusual, or when public safety requires,
the Police Department may indicate such other places within the City where
no parking shall be allowed,
(27) No vehicle shall be parked in any reserved :space created
under the provisions of this ordinance during the time 'tihen parking therein
is prohibited, except such vehicles as are permitted by the provisions of
Section 2? and 23 hereof to occupy such reservations for the uses therein
specified,
(28) It shall be unlauTful for any person other than the Chief of
police or his duly authorized agents to erect, place or exhibit any traffic
sign or standard upon any street of the City of Laurel, or to attempt by
signs or written or printed instructions or inhibitions to regulate traffic
or the parking of vehicles,
(29) Drivers when approaching street interactions shall look out
for and give right-of-way to vehicles on their right simultaneously approaching
the intersection; providing however, that the vehicle first into an
intersection shall have the right-of-way over all others; providing howeverp
that the vehicle passing along a street or avenue shall have the right-of-way
over a vehicle caning out of an alley, "Emergency vehicles", by which term
is meant fire apparatus and fire vehicles, vehicles of the police department
and ambulancesa shall have the right-of-way over other vehicles, and in
respect to one and other they shall have the right-of-way in the order named.
(30) Before backing any motor vehicle, warning shall be given by
by two short blasts of the signal device and whale backing, uncreasing
vigilance shall be exercised so as not to injure those behind„
(31) The driver of motor vehicles if turning to the left must so indicate
by extending his arm in a hortizontal position for a reasonable length of time.
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If he intends to stop he shall extends his arm and move it up and
down in a vertical position for a reasonable length of time before stopping,
If he intends to turn to the right he shall extend his arm and keep
it up in a vertical position for a reasonable length of timed
r-lectrical blinker lights on the front and the back of a vehicle, such
as are approved by state law and capable of producing signals as to the
intention of the driver to turn, such signal, may be used in lieu of the hand
signals.
(3?) It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to cross any sidewalk., or to
approach the entrance to an alley., or to emerge from any alley onto or across
a sidewalk, or onto a street, at a speed faster than five miles an hour, and
without riving, warning to pedestrians and to the other vehicles by sounding
a horn or bell or other device of alarm,
(33) That a vehicle meeting another vehicle headed in the opposite
direction shall pass to the right,
(34) That a vehicle overtaking another vehicle that is headed in
the same direction shall pass to the left and not pull over to the right
until entirely clear of the overtaken vehicle, No vehicle shall pass or
proceed to pass a vehicle on any street intersection.
(35) All motor vehicles using the streets of the City of I-aural.,
shall be equipped with properly operating headlights and properly operating
tail-lights.
(36) No spot lights shall be used within the city limits.
(37) Rvery vehicle or trailer carrying a load which projects one foot
or more over the rear of said vehicle or trailer shall attach a red flair, to
the extension.
(3A) It shall be unlawful to drive or ope-ate a motor vehicle without
having attached thereto a horn capable of producing an abrupt sound sufficiently
loud to be heard above the noise of traffic and to serve as adequate warning of
the approaching of such vehicle.
(39) It shall be unlawful to drive or operate any vehicle having
attached thereto any siren or whistle, provided,, however, that this section
shall not apply to any signal device of the fire and police department of the
Pity of Laurel, or to motor busses.
(40) T7very automobile, motor vehicle, or motorcycle using gasoline or
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or other explosive mixture as motor power shall be equipped with a muffler
which shall be sufficient to deaden the sound,of the explosion and such
muffler shall not be disconnected or "cut out" while such automobile,
motor vehicle or motorcycle is being operated upon any of the streets of
the City of Laurel. f
(41) Every motor vehicle shall be provided with adequate, working brakes,
(421 no person shall operate or drive a motor vehicle on the streets
of the City of Laurel, unless such vehicle shall h ave been properly
registered and shall have the proper number of license plates for the.
current year conspicuously displayed,
(43). It shall be unlawful for any person to ride on the outsides of
any passenger vehicle or to ride on the outside of any truck. Howie.vera
this provision will not apply to a person securely seated in the box or
bed of said truck,
(44) It shall be unlawful, for any person to alight upon the highway
from. any moving vehicle, or to in any manner catch on to or otherwise attach
himself, or any object or vehicle, to any moving vehicle.
(45) It shall be unlawful for the driver or person in charge.of any
moving; vehicle to knowingly per-nit any person to alight upon the highway
frcm such vehicle w1hile in motion, or to knowingly permit any person to in
any manner catch on to or otherwise attach himself or any object or vehicle
to suc'i moving, vehicle,
(46) Tt shall be unlawful for any person to remove, deface, mutilate,
distrub; destroy or to drive over, into or against any public traffic sign,
placard, .signboard, guide post, milestone or other similar directions or
traffic sign of the Pity of Laurel; or any traffic sign, placard, signboard-,,
guidePost,..milestone or other similar direction or traffic sign erected-or
put in.place by or with the consent of the governmental authties of the City,
State or Federal Government; or to remove or distrub any light placed upon
a disabled vehicle, or upon any obstruction or defect in the street,...
(47) 'Pacept as hereinafter provided, no vehicle shallbe ridden or
driven or over any sidewalk, except over a pernenant driveway there nor,,
(4R) No person shall ride a bicycle on the streets of the City of
Laurel without having both hands on the handbars, ncrshall any person
ride any bicycle on the sidewalks of the said City4
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(49) No person shall drive any vehicle over, upon or across any
newly made pavement on any street around which pavement there is a barrier
or at, over or near which there is a sign warning persons not to drive over
such pavement or a sign stating that the street is closed.
(50) No person shall take hold of a vehicle for the purpose of being
drawn along by such vehicleo
(51) No person shall drive any vehicle over or upon any hose or other
apparatus of the fire department of the City of Laurele
(52) It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to drive
or pass through a funeral procession, on any of the streets of the City of
Laurel., and it shall further be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to
drive or pass through a public parade of any kind, that has been authorized
by the r'hief of Police.
(53) No person shall load or transport any metals or metal vessels
or materials in such manner as to cause loud noises or distrub the peace*
(54) No person shall stand or loiter in such a manner as to inter-
fere with or obstruct traffics
(55) It shall be unlawful to congregate on any street in such a manner
as to obstruct traffic or when so congregated to refuse to disburse upon
request so to do by a police officer.
(56) No person shall unload a vehicle in such a nanner as to produce
damage to the surface of the streets
(57) It shall be unlawful for any person driving, using or having the
control of any vehicle to fail, refuse or neglect to obey the orders of any
police officer in regard to the regulation, direction, or other moving or
stopping of any vehicle upon any street of the City of Laurel.
(58) No person shall, for any purpose, r--de or drive any vehicle
without the ennspnt or permission of its owner or custodian.
(59) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to use
or occupy any portion of any street, avenue or alley in the City of Laurel
for the purpose of setting, up, assembling, experimenting with, overhauling
or repairing any engine or machinery of any sort, or any implements,
vehicles or motor vehicles or washing W vehicle, or to stand or keep
or park any motor vehicle for sale, or any motor vehicle in the possession
or custody of any garage, in any street, avenue or alley.
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(bn) Tt shall be the di.i.ty o)" f:-very TIel,,5011 xy-*?=.itllnff:' c:r' arty'
v&.ic',-l.e on the streets of' the CJ.t,'V of Laurel and in ov.,)ntact with
any pedestrian, veh.icla or other ot', ject on ouc-,h hioiway, to stop arld
render such aid and assistance as rwq be required„ and in case of injury
to any person or damage to any z.,ehicle or property, or any occupant thereof,
to furnish the driver of -the other vehicle or any occupant of suc;! vehicle
or any witrae3s to the addi.cen't, or in erica of an `rtjored Lv,-destz-.?.an„ to
such pwle;str-'_an or witness, thf. 1.Icen.se aumbe:r of i6r- , v'ehicl..Ea:, the. true rxaraae
ense nuwber of the
and address of the owner. the and address anct 'Lft
driver, and the nave and address of each occupant of ?,4irb veh c lev and
it small likenise be the duty nf° ariy witness of any, ,Ya?,ls accident, to
furnish to the driver or any occur' -krrt of sucli vehicle) or to any person
concerned in s±zc"t, accident, upon request, h'is name; and address; and it
shall be unlawful for either party to a collision, whether resultilv; from
a mistake of judgment or arising from an accident, to move away from, than
place of such collision without complying with this section,,
Now, of the information required by this section to be given, shall
be constn..ced as fixing liability or fault or tregli;ence of e ther party ,
but shall be a mean--, of' identification of time facts and c;ircurrtstances orily
(b1) it- sh a1.1 be the duty of every person operating or d.ri.vin any
vehicle upon the streets of they City of Laurel, immediately after caaing
injury to any person or damage to any vehicle or ,.property;, to report tro same.,
to the thief of Police, giving the information obtained as provided iri the
r)rgceding paragraph, !
(62) Tlo vehicle shall be :Loaded or driven t?irough tare streets so as to
scatter ashes, cinders, sand,, gravel., wood,, trash, coal, notar, be,-:t pulp,
or similar material along the s`rreets;,
(6)'T It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, deposit;; plac.e or
leave in or upon any public street of the City of :Gaon-el, any nail 7 , tacks,
crockery, scrap iron, tin, wire, bottles, glass,, thorns or thorny clippings,
or thorny branches of trees or bushes, or any otkcer article or thing likely
to puncture or injure the tire of any vehicle; and when, frcm ar*? cause,,;
any broken -lass or crockery,.or any coal, wood, debris, or any article
of any kind ,rhatsoever likely to injure the 'tire of any vehicle or i"citerfere
with the f`-ee passage of vehicles, shall fall to or "b" in any manner de;po.- -led
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upon the street from any vehicle thereon,, it shall be the duty of the
r1river or person in charge of such vehicle to forthwith completely remove
such foreign article or articles from the street.
(64) The Chief of Police is hereby empowered to designate routes
for parades on the streets of the City of Laurel, and to police the same,
and to adopt and enforce such measures as in his judLment are necessary to
keep the street to be traveled from obstruction.
No vehicle shall be driven or moved so as to pass into, or to inter-
fere with any civic, mi'itary or funeral procession, except at the direction
of a member of the police department or a traffic officer.
All persons not participatinf, in any parade or procession shall keep
off the street temporarily closed for such parade or procession, except
at the direction of a member of the police department or a traffic officer.
The provisions of this section shall not be construed to permit any
parade or procession to interfere with the governmental functions of the
fire and police departments of the City of Laurel.
(65) Any policeman is hereby authorized to take possession of any
motor zrehi.cle owned by any person, firm or corporation that has violated,
as to said vehicle, any of the provisions of this ordinance and to retain
sucr possession until the owner of such vehicle appears and claims the same.
(66) No person shall operate or drive any vehicle within the City of
Laurel when the visibility through the front windshield is obstructed by
frost, snow, ice or any other method so that more than ten per cent (10%)
of the total area of said windshield is so covered.
sp,rTTON 13-2o Violation w Penalty. Every person, firm or corporation
who shall fail to perform any act or duty required by this ordinance or who
shall in any manner violate any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall,
upon conviction thereof' be punished by a fine of not less that $>5.00 nor
more that 8300 X0, or by imprisonment in the city jail of not exceeding
90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
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5Ft7PTou ]A. a, '..,otection of Life and Property Fund, It is hereby
declared that the in,-R.:::t-ies, pursuits, professions, occupations, businesses„
trades and vocations iequired to procure license under this ordinance, re-
quire special regu.lzuf,on, inspection, control, protection under the general
police power of the City of Laurel, Montana, and on account of such
special service it is., es-113rnated that there is chargeable to such industries,
pursuits, profession-.. occupations, businesses, trades and vocations, all
of tl,e costs and r?m'._r is `,ration of this ordinance, one-half of the cost of the
health inspection, r, t,ulations and control of the City of Laurel, Montana,
and taro-tllirds of the cost of the naintenance and operation of the police
denartm-nt of the City o:" Laurel, all of the funds paid or collected under
the provisions of thi ordinance shad be deposited and kept in a separate
fund of said City of lau,°el, to bE: known as "The Protection of Life and
Property lend", and {'x o:n the nosey so collected, paid or deposited, shall
be paid all o_," the e -F. F_zcses of the adninistrat,ion of this ordinance, and
the balance reinaininp; sliall be applied on the expenses of the maintenance
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and operation of the 1- F -altt ind police 'departments of the City of Laurel
Sr;rTTOjT 7.4-2, Li_cn-nnses,, No person, firm, association, or corporation,
shall conduct, ope°atc, transact, engage in, or carry on any of the industries,
nursui'-•s, tirades, Drof.e:,-,,s ians, vocations or businesses,,,, with the City of
Laurel., hereinafter and enunerated., without -irst applying for
an-' obtn i sin * }, licenses - heref ore from the said City of Laurel as herein
provided; and, if s-aoii annl..ication. for lirnenses be ;ranted, shall pay there-'
for. as - collows
(Provided that any m_i..red busi_ness conducted under one roof), with the exceptions
of the business of selling cig,aretts, selling beer and liquor or holding
public dances.. shall Nay the nax-yrnuin license required for any one of such
businesses, if conducted under separate roofs and in distinct and separate
buildings and should ayi, c.'i.3pute arise as to the application of this provision,
it shall be decided controil_ed as provided in Section et sea of this
ordinance ; hoti:Over, -1521 `-he (went t,,at a license shall be requested after the
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commencement of the regular license year that the license fee herein
enumerated shall be pro rated quarterly, the applicant paying only that
portion of the license fee cormencing with the nearest quarter previous
to his apul:ication:
Accountants: X35.00 per year.
Apartr<ents, Uotels, Roardin4; and Dooming louses
and rental units of any I;ind and nature in Tffttich
there are three or pore rental units, the sum of
32.r'" psr unit per year, to a maximum of $35.00°
Auto Second Nand Dealers: %35-Or per year.
Auto flash Rack: $35.00 per year.
Auto L•Treckim 835.(Y' per year.
Bake Shop: 835.00 per year.
Banking: A35,,00 per year.
Blacksmith: $35.00 per year.
Bowling Alleys: 835.00 per year.
Boxixy; 'Wnibitions : F,very boxing match or boxing
exhibition where admission is charged shall pay
a fee of 81P.00 per day.
Carnival, Street Fair, Tent Show or so-called roundups:
Other than circuses, menageries, dog and pony shows,
and wild an: nal shows, the sum of 1325,.00 per day;
provided that said license shall apply whether any
of said activities operate within the city 11mi,ts
of the City of Laurel, or outside and within three
rules of said City lirtits; and provided none of said
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names amusemento shall operate in any location other
than designated in the license.
Circuses, Menageries: Dog and pony shows, wild animal
shows, including side shows, transported on more than
?_5 railroad cars, 9125.00 per day; same transported
on less than 25 railroad cars, $375.00 per day; it
being provided that if transportation is made by
+.ruck that the City Treasurer W-ell determine the number
of -cailroW cars that would be required to transport
equipment, and license shall be paid according to the number of railroad
cars that would be necessary; and provided further, that said license
shall apply whether any of said activities operate within the city limits
of the City of Laurel, or outside and within three railes of said city limits;
and provided none of said named amusem-:nts shall operate in any location
other than designated in the licensee
Cabins: -S2MO per cabin per year, to a maimun of
` 35.10 per year.
Cafes or Restaurants: °x.5.00 per year,
Card Tables:
10.00 per year,
Chiropractor: A35.00 per year.
Cigarettes: x'5,00 per year,
Contractors: (building) 835,," per year,
Contractors: (painting) 5h35,00 per year,
Contractors : (house moving 6r exca,ra?;ion) 835.00 per year,
Coal Dealers: 835.00 per year,
Creamery: (wholesale milk c: milk products) J50,0n per year,
Corinission kerchants c: Wholesale Grocers: Vaudling
mesh fruits, veg;?tables, eggs, meat and other perishable
products, at a fixed place of business, ?;35,c?n per yearn
Confectioneary:(retail) ;635.00 per yearn
Cold Storage: 335.00 per year,
Dairies: (retail sale L delivery products including
wholesale delivery to retail outlets) 4100000 per year,
Public Dance Valls: ? 50,nn per year, or 85.00 per dance;
nro?rided, ho,rever, that no such license shall be required
from religious, charitable, or duly ch-.rtered fraternal
organizations, or other similar organizations, such public
dance halls being defined as any public dance hall, public
fiance, dance, cabaret, beer parlor, restaurant, cafe
night club, or any other place maintained for promiscuous
and public :lancing,. the rules for admission to which
are not based personal selection or imitation; it
being provided, that the fact that no admission chi:rge
is made shall not affect the nature thereof; and it
beini, nrolrided that the license fee so required for such
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publiedance shall be in addition to any other license
paid under this ordinance.
Dry Goods: A35-On per year.
Dogs} Hale: The owner of each and every male dog kept
or stairing vrithin this City shall pay a tax of 82,50 per
year... ,. .. _. .. _ _ . _ . ....
Dogs, Female: The owner of every female dog, which is
kept, or stays in the City, shall pay a tax or license of $10.00 per year.
The whole of such dog tax shall be paid to the City 't`reasurer at his o::fice
on demand or notice from the Chief of Police and a failure to pay such tax
for the whole period of 1V days after such notice, shall be taken as
conclusive evidence of abandonment of ownership of any dog assessed to any
person.. every doe;, whether male or female, found within the City, abandoned
or without an owner or person having charge of the same and responsible for
the tax thereon, or for which the owner thereof has neglected for the period
of ln days after said notice to pay the tax, thereon, shall be subject to
be killed by the Chief of Police or any policeman of this City, or other
person, on the order of the Mief of Police or any policeman of this City,
or other person, on the rrder of the Chief of Police and it is hereby made
the duty of the chief of Police and policeman cooperating with the City
"'reasurer, to notify every owner of a dog kept within this City, of, and
demand and collect the payment of such tax, and to put to death every
abandoned dog staying or kept within this City, for which no owner can be
found after diligent, inquiry, and every dog for which no tax is paid, by the
owner or some person for the owner, after said notice. Provided, that the
provisions of this section shall not apply to the dogs or dogs of strangers,
travelers, and persons visiting the City, and sojourning therein for a period
not exceeding 30 days.
Drubs: 835. no per year.
Doctors & Dentists: 135.00 per year.
Dry Cleaning: $35*00 per year.
Dr do Delivery Business for Fire: S35.00 per year.
IectriC h. Light Power: 11M.00 per year.
ectric "siring: 835-M per year.
',leyators: $35,00 per year.
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Fortuna Teller: x;.00 per clay-
Ibed h Grain: 835.00 per year.
Igower Sales b.. Florist shops-. :35.00 per year
Frozen Foods: (wholesale) 135.00 per year,
Funeral FTomes : 435,00 per year.
2urniture Dealers: 135.00 per year.
Gas Compa W: (natural) 4100.00 per year.
Garage: (repairs, oil, accessories) 4535.00 per Year.
Groceries: `45,00 per year.
ITucksters: And person, engaged OR employed in the business
of buying and selling or selling; on corimission, any fruits, vegetables or
other farm produce at retail to consumers by going from house to house,
the sum of `$35,00 per year.
Itinerant Merchant: T.ach itinerant nerchant, before
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conducting any business as herein defined within the corporate limits of the
City of Laurel, Plontana, shall make application to the City Treasurer of said
City for .license, which license, when issued, shall not be transferable, :peci-
"ving in said annlication his name and residence, the number of days or the
period of time he will be engaged in said City in the conduct of such Im.siness,
the article or articles to be sold or offered for sale, and the manner of
conducting said business, and shall pay for license hl00.00 per year or
any part of a year; all licenses expire on December 31st of each year.
Tnsurance Sales: ;635,00 per year.
Tnteri.or Decorator: 1'35.n0 Per year
Junk Shop: 335.00 per year.
Jewelry Store: $35.00 per year,
Laundry: $35.00 per year.
Laundry Route: A35,00 per year,
Lumber: (building materials) 05,00 per year.
Lumber Yard: °35000 per year.
Loan & insurance: 563540 per year,
Yachine Shop: $35.00 per year.
1,otel: 32.00 per unit per year to maximum of $35,00
Neon Signs: $35,M per year,
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Novelties: 335,00 per year.
nnton,etrist: 835,00 per year.
nuts3_de Sign Advertising,: 435.00 per year.
Pambrokers: !;100,00 per year.
"aint, '!all raper: (retail or wholesale) 05,00 per year.
Pet Shops ~05,00 per year.
Photographer: :35.00 per year.
Physician: 4635,00 per year,
PVsio :11.=: 335.00 per year,
Printing Office: 835.00 per year. (71iblisl+. newspaper)
"lumping: 835.00 per year,
Radio: (retail sales) $35,00 per year.
Retail 11 ,at l-+arket : %5, O0 per year,
Second Nand Store: $35.x0 per year.
Service Stations: A35,r0 per year.
Shoe Shop: 5')35,00 per year,
Slaughter F-ruse: e?3500r per year.
Soft Drinks h Fountain: 9835000 per year.
Soft Mater Service: 8835„00 per year.
'Ateater: $35.00 per year.
Taxi Service: X35.00 per year.
Telephone: 6100,00 per year..
Tourist Mrbin: 52.00 per cabin per year to a mlxirium of -'.)35,000
Tin Vi _T; $35000 per year,
Trailer Courts: 82,OO per stall per year to maximum of 835.00.
'"ru.ckinl; : 950, nn per year (petroleum products)
"ransient Retail Yerchants: dz40o00 per year. Such transient
merchant ti)Ping defined as every person, firm or corporation, himself or
itself, or renresenting any other pens-n, firm or corporation, who or
which ',rings into temporary premises, to the City of Laurel, a stock of
goods, wares or articles of merchandise or notions, or other articles of
trade, and who or which solicits, sells or offers to sell, or exhibits for
sale, such stock of goods, mares or articles of merchandise or notions or
other articles of trade at retail, is with the meaning of this ordinance,
a transient retail merchant, and such definition shall continue to apply until
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such person, firm, or corporation shall be continuously engaged at
such particular places in the r•ity fora period of one year. "Temporary
premises" *aithin the neaning of this ordinance shall mean and include
any hotel, roaming house, store room, buildirgr or arty. part of any
building whnt,soevier, tent, -Tacant lot, freight station, ri?ilroad
car, or any public of -tuasi-public place, temporarily occupied for
such business.
Wholesale }zakerv: A35.00 per year.
'Wholesale Beer: :35.00 per year.
Wholesale Candy: 835,0n per year.
I•Tholesale Gasoline kc Oils: $35,00 per year.
Aolesale Soft Drinks: 0,35.00 per year.
INolesale Disi,ributers of food rood Products, Confectionaries,
including popcorn and like products: 05000 per year.
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F.7r"TMI 1.4-3. Pro-RatinT-,. In the event that an industry, pursuit,
profession, occuption, business, trade or voci:tion requirirw a license
under the terms of this law, cor.?e into existence after the beginning
of the year, the cost of such license issued to the applicant shall
be pro-rated on a quarterly basis so that the applicant shall not pay
the portion of the license post due for any quarter of the year that
t',e same shall not have been applied for. Vowever, in the event. r.1n._..
applicant apply'for a license during; any period of a quarter, he shi.11
pay for that whole quarter and the remaining; unexpired quarter of the
year.
SPY-"TON 14-4. Exce tional cases where ordinance does not apply.
'nothing; in this ordinance contained is intended to operate so as to
interfere with V-1e power of the Congress of the United States to
regulate commerce between the estates, ss such power is defined by
the Supreme r`ourt of the United States.
ST.('TT TnT 14-5. riayor Cit Treasurer and City Council. The City
'"reasurer of the r'ity of Laurel, shall be charged with the collection
of the licenses herein provided for, and ap•)lication for licenses,
acco nanied by the fee therefore, shall be filed with hire. In his
Aiscretion, or in the discretion of the Mayor, such applic?-tion may
be held until the next ref;vlar meeting; of the City Council for
consideration, Upon receipt of such application, then so submitted,
the said application shall be referred by the City Council to the
license and bond cor2iittee of the City Council and to the (>iief of
Police for investigation. The (•>tief of Police and the license and
bond caar ittee shall investigate the facts stated in the application,
the qualifications and character of the applicant and of the indli,?iduals,
officers or trustees of the firm or corporation, and report their
recor-?nendations.. The City Council may demand such other further
investigation that it may deem advisable, or it may notify or cause
to be notified in smiting, the applicant for such license ?.o be and
anpear before the city Council for the purpose of examination and
Airtrer inquiry into the facts and c4reumstance of the application
'Por license and the n.tnesr• of the applicant to be licensed for the
business for which the license may be applied for. Tf the City Council
shall determine that the applicant for such license or the persons
interested in the ownership of the business sought to be licensed are
persons of such character or that the business to be licensed may be
operated in such manner by the applicant as to be a menace to the
public health, peace, morals, or general welfare of the City, such
application shall he denied; otherwise said application sh?•ll be granted.
if the apilication shall be denied '-he license fee that may have
accompanied said application shall be returned to the applicant. The
City ^reasurer shall procure all blanks for applications and for
licenses, and books of account in connection therewith, and all
expenses in connection with the administration of this ordinance shall,
so far as possible, be oharged against the funds collected under this
ordinance to he segregated and deposited as hereinafter provided. All
aD-lications made and all licenses issued, under this ordinance, shall
bear upon their face the following:
'T1iis application is made subject to all
the terms and conditions of the ordinance
of the City of Laurel,hiontana, which
and hereby agreed to and this license
is not transferrable.
Sv,(T,TAN 14-6. License Regulation, Control and Revocation: Every
person, firm or corporation licensed under the provisions of this
chapter shall be subject to regulations, inspection, control and
supervision under the general police power of the City of Laurel,
Kontana, and all of the ordinances now in force, or which may
hereafter be adopted in aid of such police power and regulation.
Nothing in this ordinance contained shall be construed to create
any vested right in any person, firm,, association or corporation
to the assigmient, renewal, reissuance, or continuance of any
license; and the right shall be and remain at all tines vested in
the City Council; and the City Council may, as hereinafter provided,
revoke and cancel any license for fraud or nisrepresentation in its
procurement, or for a violation of any of the prov:5_sions of this
ordinance, of any state or federal statute relating to ?;ar?bling or
the sale of intoxicating liquors, committed or permitted on or about
the premises by the licensee, his, their or its officers, or employees,
or any other conduct act, of the licensee, his, their, or its
officers, or enployees, or permit by the tending to render such
premises a corimonnuisance or in any manner a menace to the health,
peace, morals, or f;eneral welfare of the City,, or whenever in the
judgment of the City Council the public interest and welfare demand
such revocation,
SFTTTMT 14--7. Procedure on Revocation, Whenever the City Council
desires to investigate or revoke anir license it shall notify or
cause to he notifed, inT-r riting, the license of the time and place
of the hearing or investigation. Such hearing or investigation shall
he informal. Nothing shall operate to prevent the City Council from
considering any evidence developed during the hearing or investi[:ation
tou& ing or concerning the fitness of such licensee to retain his
license. If on such hearing; or investigation the City Council finds
that sufficient cause exists for tl•e revocation of such license,
the same may be revoked by a majority vote of the entire membe-ship
of the City Council on notion entered in the minutes. If When
revoked any license has an unexpired period of six months or more,
fifty percent of the license fee collected thereunder shall be
refunded to the licensee upon demand; provided, that such demand
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for refund must be made within thirty days after such revocation,
or the same shall not be entertained.
:+FfTX(kT 14-A.ccepti.ons. No provisions herein contained
shall be construed so as to license any trade, business, occupation,
vocation, pursuit, profession or entertainment prohibited by any
law of the United States, State of Montana, or of any ordinance of
the City of Laurel, Montana.
Ft:r"TM 14-9. Classification and ,Appeal. l;xcept as otherwise
herein provided, a separate license must be procured (where a license
is required by a prov=ision of this ordinance) for each and every
trade, bustnsss, occupation, pursuit, vocation or entertainment
enumerated in this ordinance. When any person, firm, industry, business,
corporation or association believes that they are exempt or excluded from the
provisions of this ordinance, and the TreLsurer of the City of Laurel
has required them to take out a license under the terms of this
ordinance, or any such person, firm, industry, business, corporation
or association has been wrongfully classified as to the type of
license to be taken out, by the City mreasurer, such person, firm,
industry, business, corporation or association shall appeal the City
""reasurervs decision to the City Council. If such appeal be taken,
no license shall be issued i4hi.le the same is pendin4;o Such appeal
must be made within 30 days oi' the City r"reasurer's decision and such
appeal must be rude before the applicant shall have the right to file
suit, in any court in the State of Montana, regarding the payment of said
license fee.
S-r'TTMI 14-in. Violation. Any person violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall upon conviction thereof, be
punished by a fine not less tk.an five dollars (.65.M) nor more than
one hundred dollars (OlrC.M) or imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30)
days, or both such find and imprisonment,
SECTION 14-11, Tnvalidity. Wd provisions of this ordinance are
separate and not dependent, and if any provisions, section or part of
either is held invalid the same shall not affect any other part of this
ordinance.
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s^[TTON 15-1. Fee. The license fee to the City of Laurel
for anyone doing business as a wholesaler, as defined by the 1,ontana
Beer Act, shall be the sun of $150-M per yAar.
(1) The license fee for anyone doing; business within the city
of Lau,-el,, as retailer., as defined by the Nontana Beer Act, shall
be the Run of $15f)-m per year.
(2) The license fee for anyone doing business within the
City of Laurel, as retailer, as defined by the hontana Retail Liquor
License Act, shall be the sum of 1150.00 per year.
(3) The license fee for any club or fraternal organization
as defined by the Montana T?etail Liquor License Act shall be as
°ollows:
(al The sum of A50-r%n per year for a beer license
(b) "'he sum of ° 15n.r`c per year for a liquor licensee
(r,) The sum of 3lnO.OP per year for a club license.,
in addition to the above liquor license and in lieu
of all other city licenses in regard to alch lic beverages.
(4) All license fees as provided by this chapter shat `be due
on the lst day of July of each and every year and said license shall be
for a period of from the lst day of July, until the 30th day of June of
each and every year. All applications for such licenses must.be filed with
the City ^reasurer of the City of Laurel on or before the lst day of June
of each and every year so that the same may be acted upon by the City
council prior to the let day of July following.
S7r7TMT 15-2a Operating Regulations. Ito entertainment shall be
allowed in any establishment that sells beer or alcoholic liquor of
any kind. The word "nnterta4nmPnt" as used in this section, shall mean
instrumental music, sir4;ing, or entainment by live performers, whether
any such entertainment is carried on by paid or voluntary entertainers,
patrons, or employees of the establishment. This shall not include radio,
electri.c-radio, or phonoi?raphically c-ntrolled entertainment.
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(11 No dancing shall be allowed or permitted in any establish-
ment that sells beer or alcoholic liquor of any kind, except clubs
or 4raternal organizations as the same are recognized by the Montana
Ttetail r.iquor license Act.
(2) No prrson licensed to sell beer or alcoholic liquor, or
his emnloyees, shall sell, deliver, give away, or cause, or permit
to be Fold, delivered, or given away any alcoholic liquor, beer or wine
to any person under the age of 21 years. Nothing herein contained shall
prohibit the furnishing of intoxicating liquors to any person under
the age of ?_l years upon any physiciants prescription where authorized
by law, nor the furnishing of wine for sacramental purposes.
(3) No person under the age of 21 years shall purchase, or have
in his possession, or under his control any3l.coholic liquor, beer
or wine. Nothing herein contained shall prohibit the furnishing; of
intoxic7ting liquors to any person under the age of 21 years upon
any physician's prescription where authorized by law, nor the
furnishing of wine f or sacramental nurposes.
(41 'he nembers of the Police Department of the City of Laurel,
or other inspector designated by the City Council, shall at all
times have free access to the premises of any licensed brewer,
irh ole aler, retailer or club of beer or alcoholic liquor, for the
purpose of inspections
(5) All receipts from license fees collected under the provisions
of this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the General
Fund of the City of Laurel,,
(6) No beer or alcoholic liquor shall be sold, offered for sale
or given away upon the premises licensed to sell beer or alcoholic
liquor at retail during the following hours:
(a)-om 7:C?f! k.t1, to 1:00 P.M. on Sundays.
(b) On any other day between 2:0P k. jl. to 8:on 1, i.
(c) nn any day of any general or primary election,
whether city or state, during the hours the polls are
open, ITO,reve", this shall not pertain to school
trustee or school band elections.
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` T''r'TTrtT 16-1. 112gs. All dogs within the limits of the city
of Laurel shall be licensed, vaccinated and controlled by their
owners, as is hereinafter set forth.
(1) That the owners of every dog, either male or female,
within the limits of the City of Laurel, is hereby required
to register said animal with the Pity Clerk of said City and
provide such animal. Frith a collar and on or to said collar to
attach or cause to be attached a metallic check to be furnished
by the City Cl-rk, as hereinafter provided. No such registry shall
be mnde or have effect for a longer period than one year and all
licenses shall expire on the 31st day of December, of each year.
Any persons failing; to comely *,rith or violating; any of the provisions
of this section shall be deemed guilty of a nisderieanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not less than Ten
dollars (1ronCi nor more than Fifty Dollars (:550,00),
(2) every person sriall be considered the owner of a dog
who shall hahor or let the same habitually remain or be fed in
or about his or her house, store, enclosure or premises and it
shall he the duty of every person to register the same with the
City Clerk and pay the tax or license thereon as provided in this
Ordinance.
(3) 'When it shall be the duty of the City Clerk of said City
to provide such number of metallic checks as ray be necessary
of such si?se anO shape as she shall deers expedient (the shape of
such checks to be changed each year), and it shall be the duty of
the Clerk to deliver one o° these metallic checks to each and every
person so paying license upon any such dog;.
(4) That the City Clerk shall keep the dog registry and the
City Clerk shall provide the Treasurer with the proper and necessary
book containing* all dogs so registered.
(51 every person registering; a make dog; or a sprayed female
dog- (provided the olmer presents to the City Clerk a certific..te of
spraying from the veterinarian) shall pay therefore the sera of Two
and 5n/lrO dollars (8245x), and for every other female dog the
sum of Ten and no/lrr dollars (°?lronriq license for keeping; such
animal, anH such animal shall. be registered by name A if arty„ and
general- descraptiOne
(6) That eacr and every person registering; a dog, which
dog i.s six nonths old or older, shall be -'ore obtainin(; said
dog license. exhibit to the City Clerk a current rabies vaccination
forbidden to issue any dog; license Trithout first ha,,,f.n; reced.ved.
proof of ra current r. r,bies vaccination by tYee r)erson applying; for
said license in the Oorn of a current raccination certific<-teo
(7) ,, current vaccination certificate is defined as a
vaccination certificate against rab-es wi ich said vaccination
certificate shall be dated tirithin three years frora the date that
the said application for said license is nade,
(fl ) rt shall he unlawful for any person to o4m, keep or
harbor any dog', male or female, which by loud and frequent barking;,
howlinr* or yeI.pinr, or cbasing c?irs, or by any other manner or way,
shall cause annoyance or disturbance to ony neij,,?,I?orhood or citizens
of the City. Any person violaV.ng any of the provisions of this
,qPction ,.mall he found r-uilty of a rnisdemeanor and upon a conviction
tl-lereof, shall be fined in a sun not less than two dollars 02.00)
nor none than Fifty Dollars 0D'5r,rr) -
(90 Tt shall be the duty of the dog warden of said City to
impound every unlicensed male or female dog whether on the premises
of the.`owner or off, wherever, the same shall be found at any time
of the year except from the 1st of January to the 31st of January of
each year, ,,nd it shall also be the duty of the dog warden to. impound
any dog running at large and it shall Aso be the duty of the dog
warden to impound an dog, upon school grounds and public parks and
it shall further be the duty of the dog warden to i.rapound any
vici^us dogs not c^hfined to the prenises of its owner or if off
the premises to I)e under muzzle and leash restraint of the owner.
(9b ? It shall be the duty of all dog owners to confine their
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dog to their promises during the first two weeks of i'ebruary of each
year or as otherwise provided for by the City Council during; which
time all stray dogs shall be picked up,
(90 'or all purposes of this ordinance any dog shall be
deemed to be at large when he is off the property of his owner
during; the hours of h rn o'clock p.m. to 6:P0 o'clock a.m. or
unless he shall be under leash and control of a cor,n)-tent person.
Arici-us dogs are those w'?ich have previously bitten a human bein€;.
(9d) TQ any impounded dofr shall not he redeemed as hereinafter
provided within seventy-two (72) hours after said animal is
irinolxnded, it shall he the duty of the dog warden to kill said
animal in accordance wit', i umane Fociety recora.iendations and require-
nnntso
(in) Any person applying at the dog pound for any such animal
that may have been impounded under the provisions of this Ordinance,
shall, before receiving; the sarie from the dog warden, pay him a
penalty of "ive dollars (,+5.00) for each animal delivered to such
applicant and in addition thereto, two dollars (52.00) for each day
said dog has been in the doh; shelter, and if the license for such
dog has not been paid' such applicant,sha 1 also pay to such dog -rarden,
the amount of such license, V-king his receipt therefore; every
established clop owner trill re resUonsible for dispostion of his animal,
and shall pay necessary charges for disposition of same.
(11) Tt shall be required that all female dogs and cats
be crnfined during their mating season to whatever extent necessary
to eliminate nronisnuous breeding. Any person violating any
of the provisions of this.Section shall be found guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, sha11 be fined in a swi
not less than No dollars (42.00) nor more than fifty dollars (350.00)o
(12) Jtny person, other than the dog warden, or police officer,
or his assistants, who shall. remove any anixial from any Dog Shelter,
or either directly or indirectly, aid or assist any other person in
so doing, shall be deeded guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by a fine of notless than ten dollars
(Sin.00) nor more than one "v.ndred dollars (6100,00).
(13) Any person who shall hinder, delay or obstructs
the dog warden, his assistant or assistants, or other officer
while engaged in taking to the Dog Shelter any animal liable to
be impounded under the provisions of this Ordinance,, or while
engaged in otherwise enforcing the provisions of this ordinance,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding Fifty Dollacrs(.',ro.f'' ).
(14) rf any person shall place, or cause to be placed upon
the collar of any such animal any counterfeit of the metallic check
hereinbefore pro-?ided for, without the license for keeping such
animal having been paid, such person shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum
not exceeding Fifty Dollars 05(%nr),
(15) The unauthorized removal of any metallic check hereinbefore
provided for, from any clog shall constitute a misdemeanor aced any person
convicted thereof shall be fined in any sum not to exceed Fifty
Dollars W(1. 0)o
(16) 7'he word "dog" wherever used in this (Ordinance shall
mean and -nclude both nale and female.
(17) All police officers of this Pity are hereby given
the sane power and authority with reference to dogs as is given
by this ordinance to the Dog crTardeno
(1g) Tl-?e provisions of this Ordinance in so far as they
relate to the lieens4ng of clogs, shall not apply to any such
animals owned by non-residents remaining temporarily in or passim;
through the City, nor to any such animals brought into the City for
exhibition purposes,
(19) That any person releasing any stray dogs or cats
within the City limits of the City of Laurel, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined
in a sum of not less than two dollars (82.00) nor more than Fifty
Dollars 045r xn) ,
On) That it shall be a misdemeanor for any hit and run
accident, or deliberate destruction of any animal, unless it is
unavoidable, and such misdemeanor shall he punishable by a fine of
not more than Fifty Dollars (-A50.00).
(71.1 'T'h -s ordinance is not to be construed to include
kennels or cogs kept by Oipm, as kennels comp under the Pusi.ne. s
r1rdinances.
ST;rlrTn11 16-2. Animal Regulations within the City Limits. ?t
shall be unlawful for any person to keep upon his prerises, or
premises controlled by him, within the city limits, azw live chickens,
ducks, geese, turkeys, goats, horses, cows, mules, nink, chinchillas
or swine,
(1) Tt shall he unlawful for any person to keep upon his
premises, or nrerliFes controlled by him, within the city limits,
more than two (7) cats. For the purpose of this ordinance, the
word, "keeping" shall include feeding or in any way hz,rboring a cat.
(7) No person shall keep or maintain rabbits upon his
premises, for t?he purposes of breeding,nor shall any person keep
or maintain a rabbitry on premises owned or controlled by such person,
(3) *Tothirw in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the
transit of anim• is t?lrough Laurel, nor the bring-Ing of animals in
temporarily for display in a regular commercial business.
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(2 ) By the discharge of any fi.reari:a
(3) By L-he discharging or firing or ?aiy tixxr'.,or.,
large .fi_recraker or any other nois+enaking -. ,;a:rat Yxs >
(4) By cursing, swearing, or using vmi.gar ,I..` ),X";" fl',Nt I.,.
in saeh a manner or way as to be ?;eard by a"ther jw-vpl.e
(5) T9y fighting or threatening to fight,
(6) By operating a motor vehicle over thou streets of 1 paurel.
without a proper muffler being atta-hed and ttsed thereon.
S?,,CT"[ON 17-2. Offenses against Public :;aJ''etyo t t be
unlawful for any person to endanger t.?,.e publ,i.es sa..tet; jy oxy of the
following acts or conduct:
(1) By refusing, to obey the lawful oixier of police officers
or firenen of the City of Laurel while they are angaged in their
city duties.
(2) By °ollowing behind any police, fire department or
emergency vehicle while on an emergency rung,
(3) By failure to yield the right of way to any police, fire
department or emergency vehicle while the same is on an emergency run,
ror the purpose of this Chapter, "an emergency run" means any time
the siren attached to such an emergency vehicle shall., be on and sounding.
(41 By the failure of any person operating a motor vehicle to
pull over to tti•e right side of the street and park, upon hearing an
emergency siren, until the siren has ceased sounding,
(5) By throwing or shooting any slir4;shot, dart, spring
or air gun, arrow, rock or other missile within the limits of the
City of Laurel, or by provid.ir4,, jrivirC (r =.l.lowirur any minor any
slingshot, dart, -prim; or air gun, arrow, rock or other missile
for throwing or shooting; within the limits of the City of Laurel,
TTowever, in this chapter, it shall be so construed as to prohibit
the use of spring or air guns or arrows when used by an organized
group under responsible supervision for the purpose of instruction
or contest.
(6) By the allowing to accumulate ice, snow or other obstructions
on a sidewalk adjacent to property owned or controlled or occupied
by any person, firm, corpor?ition or association within the City of
Laurel.
SETTIO*1 17-3. Offenses against Proper. It shall be unlawful
for any person to destroy, damage, deface or mark any public property
witviin the city limits or the Ci".y of Laurel.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to destroy, damage,
deface or mark any personal or real property not owned by such
person within the city limits of the City of Laurel.
RF(T,r( 17-4. Offenses against Public Polio. It shall be
unlawful for any person, and against public policy for such person
to commit or do any of the following acts or conduct:
(1) Appear on any public street, thoroughfare or public
place within the city limits in an intoxicated condition.
(2) To throw or dispose of any garbage, trash, bottles, paper
or debris of any sort upon any street, thoroughfare, public park
or public place, except as the same may be disposed of in regular
containers provided for that purpose.
(3) To solicit orders for the purchase of merchandise or for
the sale of goods or services, or for the advertisenent of any goods,
merchandise or services, and for the future delivery of any
merchandise, magazines, books, papers, goods or services of any
kind or nature in the residential area of the City, without first
obtaining the permission of the householder to call upon the same.
Nothing herein contained shall prohibit the solicitation by any
recognized reli.gi^us organization, church or charitable organization.
(4) To injure, abuse or mistreat any animal within the city
limits of the City of Laurel, or to fail to provide proper medical
care for any ill or injured animal owned by such person.
(5) to enter upon the private property of another person with-
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out permission of the occupant of such property, or to refuse
to leave the private of another when requested to do so by the
occupant or owner of such property.
(6) For any person to register in any hotel, motel or public
place with any fictitious name, or any name not the true narle of
such registered person,
(7) For any person or persons to use any hotel room, Motel
room, or any public place for any immoral purpose,,
(P) For any person to solicit for or to practic prostitution
within the city limits of the City of Laurel. For the purpose of
section, prostitution shall mean one who offers his body for sale,
rent or for hire for the purpose of intercourse, a lewd act or indecent
display,
SrC"ION 17--5. Nuisances. No persons firm, corporation, association
owning, controlling or using any real property within the city limits
of the city of Laurel shall operate the same in such a manner as
to be offensive to the peace, quiet and public morals of the community
so as to create a common nuisance thereby and the following acts and
conduct are he-eby declared to be a public nuisance.
(1) Arky individual having under r is control or direction the
irrigation of any lawns or shrubbery within the City of Laurel, who
shall excessively irrigate the lawns and shrubbery and allow the
water to collect thereon to such an extent that the same overflows
on another's property, or overflows and collects in the gutters of
the City Streets.
(2) Any individual o,ring or having under his control any real
property who allows weeds to grow and collect thereon to such an
extent that-the same becomes a fire hazard.
(3) Any person, i'irm, corporation or association who uses or
operates any electrical apparatus within the city limits of the
City of Laurel insuch a manner as to interfere with the ordinary
and normal radio and television reception of the neighborhood.
(fit) Any persona firm, corporation or association who will use
or maintain any sewer which empties into an open ditch within the
city limits of the City of Laurel.
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(5) Any person, firm, corporation or association who owne any
real property within the City of Laurel who has thereon wW toilet
and sanitnti.on facilities not connected to the eewwr system of the
City of Laurel,
(6) Any person, firri, corporation or association who shall Pwke
or permit a curb cut or driveway upon any public FJA(AwaLk or city
street within the City of Laurel when not aut},orizPd by thti City
rmuncil of the City of Laurel..
S" TTOR 17-6. Penalty for Violations Any person, firm, corporation
or association who violates any of the provisions of this chapter
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not
less than A5.00 nor mare than $3fr.00 or by imprisonment in the City
jail for a period not exceeding 90 days, or by both fine and impriaozmrent.
CrUlpmr-IN A'•TJ-TJ..
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Ft,70rTMT IF)-I, Sale of T'nelaimed Property. It shall. be 6he
r1uty of the Chief of Police of ttie City of i,aurel to di:,payse of
ATI'V lost, or u.nc] aimed crrtiri.es that come ntcy posr,ess:'.orx rx1" t.Y!.e
Police Jenartnent of tz,N City o , i.a a-el, aii ter tt,e.
I-,e rl ror at least thirty (30"1 r.ayF in a mariner herein;-,f'ter provided.
(1) 1-1hen, at the discretion of the Chief of Police o," the
City of Laurel, there shall be an accwrnulation of lost an.'? unci al reed
-,r,?icles cuff (. ient o'' Justify a public sale thereof,q the 40-e-.' of
Police sh,113_ give notices, either by publication or by post:.ngo
whichever, in his discretion shall give the. best public noT,i.ceo Said
notice to be either published at least "or one week, or posted in
three (3) public places in the City of 4,aurel for one week prior to the
sale, listing the articles to be sold and the tine, and ply. r--.
said sale, at wbi_ch time and place the Chief of 'r'olilc-,,
public auction thereof rill °Z.l
for cash.,
The oimer of any lost or jancf.aixied ar i::icle may .recover,
_J,..,'; sane ,y,, any t.:i.me from of i'o.ll. ;e. Prior 0j r.h actual
sa _E rl?ei cc? _' by properly iiz ?ntiiyi_x??, she same.: if the -- -:covar y
!-)e
afrer the publication or pcsting of the notice of 9,:,Iaq the maner may
recoVrer the same upon the, -paying the sum. of One Lollar and no/1,0i1
M.M'i to the City of Lairre7.. for any storage or other necessary charge
incurred by the said City in the keeping, of said article,,
S7ffPTMT Registration of Bicycles,, All bicycles within the
City of Laurel must be registered by their owner: with the City
"'reasurer of the City of Laurel and at which time pay the sum of One
Dollar per year for licensing and registering said bicycle
S`(TT0 3-P-.3. Funds. All monies collected by the City of Laurel
under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited to the Police
Fund of the City of Laurel,
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"Ir TTONS
fi7,(7'nT 19-1. Precincts. The r"ity shall be divided into precincts
for the purpose of all elections, unless otherwise ordered by the
City Council, whether general or special. Such precincts shall be
in the number and be numbered by the disi.d;nation given them by
the Board of County Commissioners. rack of the wards of the City
shall contain election precincts as designated by the Board of County
Commissioners. The number and geographical boundaries of which
shall conform to the number and geographical boundaries as fixed
within the City by the Board of County Commissioners.
ST;CTTON 19-2. Judges and Clerks. The City Council must,
at least five (5) days before arty election, appoint three (3)
judges and two (21 clerks for each voting precinct, such juges
shall qualify and conduct the election, canvass the votes and make
return thereto in all respects as required by the lairs of the St<.te
of Fontana for conducting; general elections.
7n the event that any judge or clerk anpointed by the City
Council shall fail to appear and qualify at the time and the place
for opening the Dolls of such election, another shill be chosen by
the Mayor of the City, or in his absence, the president of the City
Council.
(1) Judges in any city election shall be paid the sum of
+, for their services.
(2) Clerks in any city election shall be paid the sure of
8 for their services.
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ST?T7''ION ;Wl-l. Building Code. A certain document, one copy
of which is on file in the office of the city Raiineer, designated
as "uniform Building Code", published andadopted by the Pacific
Coast Building Officials Conference, with certain revisions and
modifications by the said City of Laurel, shall be the building
code of the City for the regulating, erection, construction,
enlargement, alteration, repairing, moving, removal., demolition,
conversion, occupancy, equipment, use, heighth, area e-A maintenance
of all buildir4gs or structures in the city; providing for the issuance
of permits and collection of fees therefor and providing penalties
for violation. kll of the regulations, provisons, penalties, con-
ditions and terms of said "Uniform Building rode" are hereby
made a part of this chapter, as if fully set out herein,
S' (MTON 20-2. Zoning'. It is hereby declared the policy of
the City of Laurel that it is necessary for the health and
i-mll being of the inhabitants that the City be zoned for commercial
and residential construction as is hereinafte- set forth.
ZONING ORDINANCE
City of Laurel
ARTICLE I
OFFICIAL ZONING PROCLAMATION
Section 1 - Title
This ordinance shall hereinafter be referred to as the "Zoning Ordi-
nance" for the City of Laurel.
Section 2 -- Inter retation and Purpose
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted for the promotion
of the public health, safety and welfare, to protect the public. The purpose
of this ordinance is to provide for a comprehensive plan of land use; to
create minimum standards in providing adequate light, pure air, safety from
fire or other hazards, ample parking facilities; and limiting concentration
of population.
Section " - Validity of Provisions
If any section, paragraph, phrase or provision of this ordinance shall
be adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, all other parts, provisions, and
sections of this ordinance not expressly held to be unconstitutional shall
continue in full effect and force.
Should any provision of this ordinance be in conflict with an existing
ordinance at the time of passage of the said "Zoning Ordinance", the provis-
ions of this ordinance shall prevail.
ARTICLE II
ZONING DISTRICTS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
Section 1 - Desi nations
For the purpose of regulating, classifying and restricting the location
of trades, industries and enterprises; to limit the height, size and loca-
tion of buildings, the use of lot areas, and the density of the population,
the City of Laurel is hereby divided into seven (7) zoning districts termed
respectively as follows:
11R-1" Residence District
11R-2" Residence District
"R-3" Residence District
"R-4" Residence District
"C-1" Commercial District
"C-2" Commercial District
r,I" Industrial District
No building shall be erected, altered, or used, and no premises shall be
used for any purpose except in conformity with all the regulations or
restrictions herein provided for the zoning district in which the building
or premises are located.
Section 2 - Zoning Districts
Section 2,1 - "R-l" Residence District
In the "R-1" Residence District:
(a) Use: No building, structure or premises'shall be used, and no
building or structure shall be erected, altered or maintained, unless other-
wise provided in this article, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) One-family dwellings
(2) Churches
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(3) Libraries
(4) Pchools and colleges
5) Parks and playgrounds
6) Any public fire station, telephone exchange where no public
business office and no repair or storage facilities are maintained or any
necessary public utility building, provided that such building be constructed
to resemble annearance of a residential building.
(7) Accessory building incidental to the above uses and located on the
same lot (not i rrrol•?ing, the conduct of a business) including private garage
when located 7r' feet from the front line of said lot, and which shall provide
for not more than four motor vehicles, of which not more than one can be a
commercial vehicle.
(b) Height: No building shall exceed 35 feet or three stories in height.
(o) Lot Area: Every building hereafter erected, structurally altered
or maintained, shall provide a lot area of not less than eight thousand
four hundred 184M) square feet.
(d) Floor Area Ratio: The gross floor area ratio of the building and
structures including accessory building erected or altered shall not exceed
thirty=five per cent (35%) of the area of the lot.
(e) Yard Requirements:
(1) Front Yards Thor shall be a front yard having a depth of
not less than twenty-five (?_5) feete Vowever, in blocks where residential
buildings have been erected on 40% or mare of the lots, the front yard shall
not exceed the average front yard line.thus established, provided,. that no
,.f'ront-yard shall be less than 15 Peet for interior lots nor less than 20 feet
for corner lotso Where buildings front on a side street (or a street not parallel
to the ley), the front yard shall have a depth of not less than ten (1(%) feet„
(?_) Rear Yard: Them shall be rear yard of not less than twenty
(?r) feet, except that when a dwelling fronts on a side street, the rear yard
may be reduced to ten (10 feet.
(3) :aide Yard: There shall be a side yard on each side of the
building having a width of not less than six (b) feet. The width, however,
shall be net less than one-third (1/3) of the height of the building.. and
no building shall be placed nearer than ten (10) feet from the line of an
intersecting street or avenue.
In the case of corner lots where the building fronts an intersecting
street or avenue there shall be a side yard not less than the front yard
required for the interior lots.
Where an accessory building such as a garage is located not less than
s-iventy (70) feet from the front lot line and is not closer than twelve (12)
feet from any building used for residential purposes, it may be placed within
three (3) feet of the property line„ or within two (2) feast of the alley line.
(f) Off-Street Parking: Off-street parking spaces shall be provided
an the lot, Such parking space shall be surfaced with durable concrete or
bituminous pavement. kny required front or side yard shall not be included
in the parking area. Off-street parking space shall be as defined with the
following minimum space provided:
(1) One-family dwellings: One off-street parkin; space will
be required.
(2) Churches-. One off-street parkin; space for each eight ($)
s-ats of the capacity of the pews.
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(3) Public or private schools and colleges One parking space
for each two (2) employees, including teachers and administrators.
(4) Utility substation building,. One off-street parking space
for each two (2) employees with a minimum of one (1) parking space.
(5) Library or auditorium. One off-street parking space for
each eight (S) seats of capacity.
(g) Fence Regulations; No fence exceeding three (3) feet in height
shall be constructed in residential districts except in the rear or side
yard only, where the fence may be to six (b) feet high, but where the
fence exceeds three (3) feet, it shall not extend within ten (10) feet of
the property line of an intersecting street. Where a fence exceeding three
(3) feet encloses the side yard and is within five (5) feet of an adjoining
property line, there shall be filed with the Building Inspector a signed
statement of approval by the property owner of the adjoining property.
Section 2.2 s "Rs-211 Residence District
In the "R-2" Residence District.
(a) Use: No building, structure or premises shall be used, and no
building or structure shall be erected, altered or maintained, unless other-
wise provided in this article, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) One-family dwellings
(2) Two-family dwellings
(3) Churches and temples
(4) Libraries
(5) Schools and colleges
(b) Parks and playgrounds
(7) Any public fire station, telephone exchange where no public
business office and no repair or storage facilities are maintained,
or any necessary public utility building.
(8) Accessory building incidental to the above uses and located
on the same lot (not involving the conduct of a business) including
one private garage when located not less than seventy (70) feet from
the front line of said lot, and which shall provide for not more than
one motor vehicle for each fifteen hundred. (1500) square feet of the
total area of the lot, and not more than one of which is a commercial
vehicle,
(9) Accessory uses customarily incidental to any of the above
when located on the same lot and not involving the conduct of a busi-
ness, and including home occupation engaged in by the occupants of
the dwelling not involving the conduct of a retail business. No name
plate, exceeding one (1) square foot in area shall be permitted in
this district. Exceptions: (1) Bulletin boards not exceeding twelve
(12) square feet in area on premises occupied by churches, librariestt
schools, colleges or playgrounds. (2) Signs not exceeding eight ($1
square feet in area, pertaining to the lease, hire, or sale of the
building or premises.
Not more than one (1) accessory building having a floor area of
not to exceed thirty (30) square feet, which is used for housing
domestic animals, shall be permitted on one lot, except that a build-
ing of greater area or a greater number of buildings, devoted to such
use, may be permitted with the consent of the owners of seventy-five
per cent (75?) of the property within three hundred (300) feet of the
lot.
(b) Height: No building shall exceed 35 feet or three stories in
height.
(c) Lot Area: Every one-family dwelling hereafter erected, altered
or maintained, shall provide a lot area of not less than seven thousand
m3o
WOM square feet; the minimum lot area to be provided with the building
for any of the other uses, not to include public utility substations or
accessory buildings shall be not less than twelve thousand five hundred
(12,5PM) square feet.
(d) Floor Area Ratio: The gross floor area ratio of the building; and
structures including accessory buildings erected or altered shall not exceed
thirty-five per cent (35%) of the area of the lot,.
(e) ]Card Requirements :
(1) Front Yards There shall be a front yard having a depth of
not less than twenty-five (25) feet. However, in blocks where residential
buildings have been erected on 405 or more of the lots, the front yard shall
not exceed the average front yard line thus established, provided that no
front yard shall be less than 15 feet for interior lots nor less than t7tenty
(20) feet for corner lots. Where buildings front on a side street ( or a
street not parallel to tfie alley) the front yard shall have depth of not less
than ten (10) feet.
(2) Rear Yard: Ther shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty
(20 feet, except that when a dwelling fronts on a side street the rear yard
may be reducted to ten (10 feet.
(3) Side Yard: "hers shall be a side yard on each side of the
buildin;- having a iridth of not less than six (6) feet. The width, however,
shall be not less than one-third (1/3) of the height of the building, and
no building shall be placed nearer than ten (10) feet f5ron the line of an
intersecting street or avenueo
In the case of corner lots where the building fronts an intersecting
street or avenue there shall be a side y&rd not less than the front yard required
for the interior lots.
Where an accessory building such as a garage is located not less than
seventy (70) feet from the front lot line and is not closer than twelve (12)
feet from any building; used for residential purposes, it may be placed within
three (3) feet of the property line, or within two (2) feet of the alley line.
(fl Off-45t7reet Parking: Off-street parking spaces shall be provided on
the lot. Such parking space shall be surfaced with durable concrete or
bituminous pavement. Any required front or side yard shall not be included
in the parking area. Off-street parking space shall be defined frith the
following minimum space provided:
(1) One or two family dwellings: One off-street parkin; space for
each family.
(2) Churches: One off-street parking space for each eight (S) seats
of the capacity of the pews.
(3) Public or private schools and colleges: One parking space
for each two (2) employees, includin4, teachers and administrators,
(4) Utility substation bui,ldir4,: One off-street parkin; space
for each two (2) employees with a minimum of one (1) parking space.
(5) Library or auditorium: One off-street parking space for each
eight (F) easts of capacity.
(g) Fence Regulation: No fence exceeding three (3) feet in height shall
be constructed in residential districts except in the rear or side yard only,
where the fence may be to six (6) feet high, but where the fence exceeds 3 feet,
it shall not extend within ten (10) feet of the property (contuined on next page)
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line of an intersecting street. Where a fence exceeding 3 feet encloses
the side yard and is within five (5) feet of an adjoining property line,
there shall be filed with the Building Inspector a signed statement of
approval by the property owner of the adjoining property,
Section 2.3-- 11R-L Residence District
In the "R-3" Residence District:
(a) Use: No building, structure or premises shall be used, and no
building or structure shall be erected, altered or maintained, unless
otherwise provided in this article, except for one or more of the follow-
ing uses
(1) Any use permitted in the "R-2" Residence District.
(2) Multiple dwellings
(3) Boarding and lodging houses
(4) Accessory building incidental to the above uses and located
on the same lot (not involving the conduct of a business) including
one private garage when located not less than seventy (70) feet from
the front line of said lot, and which shall provide for not more than
one motor vehicle for each fifteen hundred (1500) square feet of the
total area of the lot, and not more than one of 'which is a commercial
vehicle.
(5) Accessory uses customarily incidental to any of the above
when located on the same lot and not involving the conduct of a busi-
ness, and including home occupation engaged in by the occupants of the
dwelling not involving the conduct of a retail business, No name plate,
exceeding one (1) square foot in area shall be permitted in this dis-
tricte Exceptions: (1) Bulletin boards not exceeding twelve (12)
square feet in area on premises occupied by churches, libraries,
schools, colleges or playgrounds. (2) Signs not exceeding eight (8)
square feet in area, pertaining to the lease, hire, or sale of the
building or premises.
(b) Height: No building shall exceed 35 feet or three stories in
height,
(c) Lot Area: Every one-family dwelling hereafter erected, altered
or maintained, shall provide a lot area of not less than six thousand
(6000) square feet; the minimum lot area to be provided with the building
for any of the other uses, not to include public utility substations or
accessory buildings shall be not less than twelve thousand five hundred
(12,500) square feet.
(d) Floor Area Ratio: The gross floor area ratio of the building
and structures including accessory buildings erected or altered shall not
exceed forty per cent (40%) of the area of the lot.
(e) Yard Requirements:
(1) Front Yard: There shall be a front yard having a depth
of not less than twenty-five (25) feet. However, in blocks where
residential buildings have been erected on 40% or more of the lots,
the front yard shall not exceed the average front yard line thus
established, provided that no front yard shall be less than 15 feet
for interior lots nor less than twenty (20) feet for corner lots..
Where buildings front on a side street (or a street not parallel to
the alley), the front yard shall have a depth of not less than ten
(10) feet.
(2) Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard of not less than
twenty (20) feet, except that when a dwelling fronts on a side street
the rear yard may be reduced to ten (10) feet.
(3) Side Yard: There shall be a side yard on each side of the
building having a width of not less than six (6) feet. The width,
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1lCiW:. fi?1^, h?l.l_ b:: T101-A less than one-t,h-ird (1/3,) of tIRP, Of the building
and no i?u ? ca ;,Y shall be placed neazx e.r 'l;han ' ela (10) i'ce"i, from the line of an
lYll`•C`!' 1''.C:?;:t_Y:i? ;:y'i;x'E fi?i or nx7eriue'
In hey case of corner lots v-- lio^ca tic: bu; I-Ida.ng fron- s euva intersecting street
or avenue Vlore :shall be a side; not evs than 61h.e. ffr'oi'a ; yard required for
"'Ji"It:7'e an .`: ca'ao•`3ory building ar.,i
tit,'11C,d.i"(." ('10) fir Pt ?'Y"C14'fl "t;lie :1 r. 11 1.0, I-'L(1'3 r...,.., a 1.i 1i+i:. ('_ a e ?.?.?
t.'E `<;iii a ry building used for p-o- pn,-::;e s, i_•i; may be, -pII. .'d bs'i tli3.Y1
th o "i,i2r; pr C7?/G:i'1; r f _i.... ? .'l',i,.'J.:: T'wc' {,? ) :r'czr,fi, of (h : ili..?_ ?J l.inu
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C'iI •t_C}'.:JO par ;Cin(; spac.- U:i'
Any
'T'• Iayl ic) Y »Lk nip "i o t7;; :I d
l l'1 i'•. pe hlalg area. Off-.;'i;rec. t p£l.t k nIg sp%),+";:", shall be as defined I•J: t'ri t' C
follow rag, -m:Ln ,-arLn i space provided-
(1) G ae--f'alllily, two-f l-R-J .;y, a mijIt:ipl_e f.'ara_i.7 y T=xxfi..ta; One off- atreet
parking apace for ;each Y'ani.ly up to a viial.'t,i.pl e family di,-mll.:i ng of faiw (4)
fe-aily Unite,. For every y12rpe Ch:-'1Ung iuii.'t,es that a rnltlt-i.ple? iw.it exaaed,e fbl7r
(4) dwellings units, two (2) pa.r),,Jmg spa mas shall be pl*ovideu.,
(2) Boarding and Lodg:i.Y;g, Tiouses : In ?Ldda. ;:LCSn to -'(-,he pa,r'16_11g spa(:e
requived for the dwelling units, one parkinf., =_:Yrery for (4) Persons
for which boarding or loc1F;iu facilities r11" i P:4.'oI'rJ.dl?[;!.
(^ Chu.i chpa : One oY f+••stvp..e;t+ pas It; iii symice Dar e..ec'h eii,;ht
of the capaci.')y of the pews.
(4) Public or Private ~c}7ools ln,6. c,ol_lo,ga 3: One, purl:.'in[ , ,};;ac:a {.f4,,r
e«-2}( G.gc (2) om-pioye'ae?i; inrludi.riF; i,; acher and
w.
? iI-t,i_li.ty subsi;ai;_i_an irat (?y?.•-•??.•.:?,?,(.,.? ?.??a`l::?r:.?; :j:?•:.c:: :Ear.
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eacl! t;io (2) e'.rar_lloyo?e5 ?,r3.th a Tiiir?iin';!Q O ,'ne (Zy
. i')3`c^.S''y or i lIc-, a:( •° - J ?: c ?, ?c.'..i .t: l .iG': ,;..':l•? ;_. . or E?.:: ! Y
eY'i(:: RoeF;l? cl.'G:I,C)Y3.ae No .1: :iw's a;ZC:i::?tiU17.1(r 'LJ+i}"•f:?4 (3) feet J.n shall
be constructed in rc- side•'ntial d-.Lsta icts Jui the recur ar sieto yard only,
v'rherc the fence may be to (six , fe;it hi.?;Ia, b7at where the exceeds 7 feet,
it shall not extend vLthin t e ? (10) feu-ti of 'i,he property line of an, ira"ircrs''e'a ing ::,
s treat, 1,4here a f -)nce exceed:iXlF; 3 feet encl.c.rsez, the si_do, yard oxid ih,i A-tt'hin five
(5') fort, of an adjoining pr:aperty Z:i.ne, there sha ".l. be filed ari`uh h,-,-,,, Building
T'nspec jor a signed stateraelat. of approval. iay file p;1-c oert,= owner c7' °t,hs adjoin-Lx.(,`,
pr'opart.y,
!.I7 -vJ%e "PL-411 Re s-- dence~ Dis trio' :
(?) T!,-e: No bul-Iding, sia uct,urs or premises :shall be used and l r-cr
building ar struc ,ure shall he erected, r:lter ed To mairitained, unless
wise provided in %his article., except for one or more o-.' the following lases :
(1) Any use permitted in the "R-311 Residence D is uric v
(2) TI of els
(7) Fri Date Clubs
(4) i)ath valises
(5) Frospitals and Clini,c,o,
(6) c3reen4hOuse
(7) Insti-tWriono of a phi leant' repi.c: riature.
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(A) Nurseries
(9) Undertaking Parlors
(1^ I Nursing TI mAs
(11) Accessory building; incidental to the above uses and located one the
same lot (not involving the conduct of a business) including one private garage
when located not less than seventy (70) feet from the front line of said lot,
and which shall provide for not more than one vehicle for each fifteen hundred
(1500) square feet of the total area of the lot, and not more than one of which
is a commercial vehicle,
(W A filling station (retail only) may be established or erected in
this District, if when the permit is issued, there is on file with the building
Inspector, the written consent of the owners of not less than seventy-five (75)
per cent of all the property owners i.Tthin a distance of two hundred feet of
the lat upon which the proposed establishment is to be erected; provided, that
the real estate occupied by a filling station within the two hundred (200 feet
distance shall not count either for or against such consrint. hloo, further,
that no signs other than face signs not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in
area shall be permitted, and no sign shall be of the flashing type. Filling
stations so erected in a 118-4" residential district shall be constructed to confom
with the regulation sat forth for Fire "one No. 2 in the City Building Codes,
provided, rowever, that such buildings shall conform to the yard area required
for 11R-•4" residential buildings.
(b) Height: No wood frame building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet or
t'l+ree (3) stories in height.
(e) Lot Area: 1?rery one-family dwelling hereafter erected, altered or
maintained, small provide a lot area of not less than five thousand (50M) square
feet; the minimum lot area to be provided with the building for any of the
other uses, not to include public utility substations or accessory buildings
shall be not less than twelve thousand five hundred (12,500 square feet.
01 Floor Area Ratio: The gross floor area ratio of the building and stru-
ctures including accessory buildings erected or altered shall not exceed fifty.
per cent (5(1%) of the area of the lot. '
(e) Ynrd Requiren ents :
(1) Front Yard: There shall be a front yard having a depth of not
less than twenty-five (25) feet, However, in blocks where residential buildings
have been erected on 4r' or more of the lots, the front yard shall not exceed
the average front yard line thus established, provided that no front yard shall
be leas than 15 feet for interior lots nor less than tw enty (20) feet for
corner lots, Where buildings front an a side street (or a street not parallel
to the alley), the front yard shall have a depth of not less than ten (10.) feet.
(2) Rear Yard: There shall he a rear yard of not less than twenty
(20 feet, except that when a dwelling fronts on a side street the rear yard
may be reduced to ten (10) feet,
(3) Side Yard: There shall be a side yard on each side of the
building having a width -f not leas than six (6) feet. 'he width, however, shall
be not less than one-third (1/3) of the height of the building, and no building
shall be placed nearer than ten (10) feet from the lima of an intersecting street
or avenue.
In the case of earner lots where the building fronts an intersecting street
or avenue there shall be a side yard not less than the front yard required for
the interior lots.
Where an accessory building such as a garage is located not less than
seventy (70) feet Pram the front lot line and is not closer than twelve (12)
feet from any building used for residential purposes, it may be placed within
three (3) feet of the property line, or within two (2) feet of the alley line,
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(f) Off-Street Parking: Off-street parking spaces for hotels, hos-
pitals,and clinics, or nursing homes shall be provided on the lot or with-
in 300 feet of the lot. Off--street parking spaces for any other use shall
be provided on the lot. Such parking space shall be surfaced with durable
concrete or bituminous pavement. Any required front or side yard shall
not be included in the parking area. Off-street parking space shall be as
defined with the following minimum space provided:
(1) For any use permitted in the "R-3" residence district,
off-street parking space shall be provided as required in the "R-3"
residence district.
(2) Hotels, hospitals and nursing homes: one off-street park-
ing space for every four persons for which facilities are provided.
(3) Any other use: One off-street parking space for every
three (3) employees.
(g) Fence Regulations: No fence exceeding three (3) feet in height
shall be constructed in residential districts except in the rear or side
yard only, where the fence may be to six (6) feet high, but where the fence
exceeds 3 feet, it shall not extend within ten (10) feet of the property
line of an intersecting street. Where a fence exceeding 3 feet encloses
the side yard and is within five (5) feet of an adjoining property line,
there shall be filed with the Building Inspector a signed statement of
approval by the property owner of the adjoining property.
Section 2s - "C-1" Commercial District
In the "C-l" Commercial District:
(a) Use: No building, structure or premises shall be used, and no
building or structure shall be erected, altered or maintained, unless other-
wise provided in this article, except for one or more of the following uses:
(1) Any use permitted in the "R-4" Residence District
(2) Business and professional offices
(3) Retail stores and trades
(4) Amusement where wholly within the building
(5) Assembly halls
(6) Automobile storage or parking
(7) Bakery under 1000 square feet in floor area
(8) Bank
(9) Barber and Beauty Shop
(10) Billboard, if fire resistive
(11) Gasoline Service Stations (Retail)
(12) Library
(13) Printing and bookbinding
(14) Radio and Television Broadcasting Station
(15) Restaurant
(16) Shoe shining parlor and repair
(17) Theater
(18) School for profit
(19) Real Estate and Insurance Office
(20) Radio and television repair shop
(b) Height: No restriction as to height of buildings,
(c) Lot Area: Every building hereafter erected, altered or main-
tained for residential purposes shall provide a lot area of not less than
5,000 square feet,
(d) Floor Area Ratio: No restrictions.
(e) Yard Requirements:
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(1) Front Yard: No front yard in this district shall be
required for commercial buildings, but for residential building; the
front yard regulations for ?'RLL4?? Resi.denca D:I.stricts shall govern,
(2) Tt•,aar Yard: 711a rear ;}Yard in this Alstric:t Ehall, bs-
requir-ed for cormaerciaj. bail.di.n-gs, but, for r'esJ c_ -?ratlal. bui l.ding?rc the
rear yard regulations fot "R-.V lesi6ence gorr'ern.,,
(3) Side: Yaxd: No aide yard ;.n this "t:L?trics:, shall., be
required for corrzaerci:.z:l ijuildi.ngs but, for residen-t ials bu:i.ld.ings ;
the side yard regulations for 1171.411 Residence Pi.stri. -- s sh,-al.:i. govern-,
(f) Off--Street Parking: Off-street parking L,paces for ha Le.13,
hospitals and clinics., arnursing htyres shall be provided or, the .iot,
or within 300, feet of Y,lie lour Off-streer parking .al:?aces for any other
use shall be provided can the lot, Such parkin; space shall be surfaced
with durable concrete or bi.tuminua. ; pavement. 1?ny required front or
side yard shall not be included in the parking area.-. Off', street, parking
space shall be as defined with the rollowinp minirrirm space provided;
(1 1 Vor any use pe:rnit;.;ed in t.iie r'R -lt" re6f".dence district,,
off-street parking soac4 shall be prov:'?.ded as req- i.rcd In the "?t .li.""
residence district.:
(P Any o ;be r! use: chap off. •:atreet• pal,k ing ;pe,-ce .f or e°very
three (3) employee..
(g) Fence Reguia•-:._.nrr : No fenco exceeding- three (3) feet. in
height shall be constructed in rec;,i_dort,i,al disLricLs except, In the
rear or side yard only:, where the fence may be to six (6i .fee high;,
but where the fence 3x(.-e ede thme (3) fep;:.r it shall no'"L exterld within
ten (10) fees, of the i;roperty lire: of an intersecting, stroe: c ,, Whe. e a
fence excet::ding three :Lee;.: encloses the si.do yard, and- is within five
(5) feet of an adjoining property line, t irre shalt lap filor, wi Lh t.he:
Building Inspector a s_i_gned staterrc at of approv: l ry the property owner
of the adjoining prope:r• t;y ,-,
(h) `sign Regular r.ions- I~lo sigzas of any kind or raatur•e'? ei?,her-
painted on a building„ or erected on stands, billboard.o., or any other
structure, shall be pearrrd.t iced or alloaed, cr° he erecl;ed or buil" can
any aanimpro,i:ad land or l,.)t;s within -the (7 1 area Uni nprov`ed land or
lots meaning one u_Kaori no buildings a. e;ructures or per; .i t type
improvements are placed,, On iml roved lots, advertising signs shall.
be permitted and a11r?:.T.:ca, rowever, they shall be limited to they
advertising of the bras __,_V- sr- ;,hat is c-ondur,ted or c irri.ed on. on c aid
lots and they s} al:l. not. e;cceed in Lea feed, by -four teen fee-1;
(1r), x 14s ).,
Section 2?6 '?C'?'r''? comma"cia:i. Dietri.ci,
In the 110,,, 1l rommer,r *Lal D'i.s ?;7 Lct :
(a) Use. ',.,o t3u=il i wag, s-l nurture or preriise*s shall be used, and
no building; or structure shall be erectedw altered or maintained'.
unless otherwise pros.ded in Vi-is article, except for one or more of
the following uses:
(1) Any u3e permitted int he "C-111 Commercial. District
(2) Wholesale business
(3) Automobile repari garage
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W) Baker,,
(5) Dry cleaning plants using non-hazardous solvents
(6) Food products except such uses as are involved in handling;
live animals or fowl to the finished product,,
(7) Feed Stni e
(P) Tee plants or ice storage for Tess than five (5) tons
(9) Lanudry
(10) Machine shop for small tools provided that power
used is less than 10 H.P.
(11) General sheetmetal working
(12) Automobile tourist courts or motels
(13) Light manufacturing in connection with uses herein
permitted, provided that not more than 25% of the total floor
space of a building or structure in this district is so used.
(14) Off-street storage or parking of equipment essential
to the above use
(15) Used car sales lot
(16) No business, trade or industry shall be permitted in
any of the "C-2" Commerciaal. Districts which is noxious or
offensive by reason of the emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas,
vibration or noise, or which imposes any extraordinary hazard
to life or property.
(b) Height: No restriction as to height of buildings.
(c) Lot Area: Every building hereafter erected, altered or
maintained for residential purposes shall provide a lot area of not
less than 5,000 square feet.
(d) Floor Area Ratio: No restrictions.
(e) Yard Requirements:
(1) Front Yard: No front yard in this district shall
be required for commercial buildings, but for residential
buildings, the front yard regulations for "R-4t' Residence
District shall govern.
(2) Rear Yard: No rear yard in this district shall
be required for commercial buildings, but for residential
buildings the rear yard regulations for "R-411 Residence
District shall govern.
(3) Side Yard: No side yard in this district shall
be required for commercial buildings, but for residential
buildings the side yard regulations for "R-4" Residence
District shall govern.
(f) Off-Street Parking: Off-street parking spaces for
hotels, hospitals and clinics, or nursing homes shall be provided
on the lot or within 300 feet of the lot. Such parking space
shall be surfaced with durable concrete or bituminous pavement.
Any required front or side yard shall not be included in the park-
ing area. Off-street parking space shall be as defined with the
following minimum space provided:
(1) For any use permitted in the "R-4" residence
District, off-street parking space shall be provided as
required in the "R-4" residence district.
(2) Any other use: One off-street parking space for
every three (3) employees.
(g) Fence Regulations: No fence exceeding three (3) feet
in height shall be constructed in residential districts except
in the rear or side yard only, where the fence may be to six (6)
feet high, but where the fence exceeds three (3) feet, it shall
not extend within ten (10) feet of the property line of an inter-
secting street. Where a fence exceeding three (3) feet encloses
the side yard and is within five (5) feet of an adjoining property
line, there shall be filed with the Building Inspector a signed
statement of approval by the property owner of the adjoining
property.
(h) Sign Regulations; No signs of any kind or nature,
either painted on a building, or erected on stands," bill-boards,
or any other structure,, shall be permitted or allowed, or be
erected or built on any unimproved land or lots within the C-2
area. Unimproved land or lots meaning one upon which no build-
ings, structures or permanent type improvements are placed. On
improved lots, advertising signs shall be permitted and allowed,
however,, they shall be 1:?mi.ted to the advertising of the business
that is conducted or carried on on said lots and they shall. not
exceed in size ten feet by :fourteen feet f'10' x 14')a
Section '%'f °,' - "T" Industrial District
In the "I" industrial District:
(a) Ise: A11 buildings and premises excopt as otherwi3e,
provided in this article may be used for any use permitted in
"C-?" Commercial Districts or for any other use EXCEPT the
following:
(1) Abattoirs
Acetylene gas manufacture
Acid manufacture
till! Ammonia, bleaching powder of chlorine manufacture
(5) Arsenal
'6) Asphalt iwanufaoture, or refining, or paving mixture
plant:
Boiler works
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(9) Brick, Tile or Terra Cotta manufacture
(10) Candle manufacture
(11) Celluloid manufacture
(12) Coke ovens
(13) Crematory
(14) Creosote treatment or manufacture
(15) Disinfectants manufacture
(16) Distillation of bones, coal or wood
(17) Dyestuff manufacture
(18) Exterminator and insect poison manufacture
(19) Emery cloth and sand paper manufacture
(20) Fat rendering
(21) Fertilizer manufacture
(22) Forage plant
(23) Gas manufacture (illuminating or heating)
(24) Glue, size or gelatine manufacture
(25) Gun powder manufacture or storage
(26) Fireworks manufacture or storage
(27) Incinerator or reduction of garbage, dead animals or
refuse where conducted as a business for pay or profit
(28) Iron, steel, brass or copper mills
(29) Lamp black manufacture
(30) Mills, alfalfa
(31). Oil cloth or linoleum manufacture
(32) Preparation or treatment of oiled, rubber or leather
goods in their raw state
(33) Ore reduction
(34) Paint, oil, shellac, turpentine or varnish manufacture
(35) Paper and pulp manufacture
(36) Petroleum refining
(37) Plating works
(38) Potash plants
(39) Printing ink manufacture
(40) Pryolin manufacture
(41) Railroad roundhouse
(42) Rock or gravel crusher and screening plant
(43) Rubber or gutta percha manufacture or treatment
(44) Saltworks
(45) Sauerkraut manufacture
(46) Sausage manufacture
47) Shoe polish manufacture
(48) Smelters
(49) Soap manufacture
(50) Soda and compound manufacture
451) Stockyards
52) Storage or bailing of scrap paper, iron, bottles, rags or
junk as a business
(53) Stove polish manufacture
(54) Sugar manufacture
(55) Tallow, grease or lard rendering
(56) Tanning of raw hides, leather or skins
(57) Tar distillation or manufacture
(58) Wool pulling or scouring
(59) Yeast plant
(60) Veterinary hospital, including cat and dog hospital
(61) In general, those uses which have been declared a nuisance
in any court of record, or which may be noxious or offensive
by reason of the emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas or noise;
provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed
to prohibit the erection or maintenance of an industrial
use permitted by this section which shall have not more than
twenty-five per cent (25%) of the floor area devoted to a
prohibited use which is clearly and customarily incidental
to the primary use.
(b) Height. No restriction as to height of buildings.
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(c) Lot Area: Every building hereafter erected, altered or main-
tained for residential purposes shall provide a lot area of not less than
5,000 square feet,
(d) Floor Area Ratio: No restrictions.
(e) Yard "Requirements:
(1) Front Yard: No front yard in this district shall be required
for commercial buildings, but for residential buildings the front yard
regulations for "R-41t Residence District shall governs
(2) Rear Yard: No rear yard in this district shall be required
for commercial buildings, but for residential buildings the rear yard
regulations for "R-4" Residence Districts shall govern,
(3) Side Yard: No side yard in this. district shall be required
for commercial buildings, but for residential buildings, the side
yard regulations for "R-4" Residence District shall govern.
(f) Off-Street Parking: Off-street parking spaces for hotels, hos-
pitals and clinics, or nursing homes shall be provided on the lot or
within 300 feet of the lot. Off-street parking spaces for any other use
shall be provided on the lot, Such parking space shall be surfaced with
durable concrete or bituminous pavement. Any required front or side yard
shall not be included in the parking area. Off-street parking space shall
be as defined with the following minimum space provided:
(1) For any use permitted in the "R-4" residence district,
off-street parking space shall be provided as required in the 11R-4"
residence district.
(2) Any other use: One off-street parking space for every
three (3) employees.
(g) Fence Regulations: No fence exceeding three (3) feet in height
shall be constructed in residential districts except in the rear or side
yard only, where the fence may be to six (b) feet high, but where the
fence exceeds 3 feet, it shall not extend within ten (10) feet of the
property line of an intersecting street. Where a fence exceeding 3 feet
encloses the side yard and is within five (5) feet of an adjoining property
.line, there shall be filed with the Building Inspector a signed statement
of approval by the property owner of the adjoining property.
Section. 3 - Zoning District Bound aries
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Section 3.1 - Boundaries of "R®1" Residence District
The boundary of the 11R-1" Residence District shall be indicated on
the official zoning map for the City of Laurel on display at the office
of the City Building Inspector and being particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Seventh Street, thence
north along the center line of Fifth Avenue to the center line of Mountain
View Lane, thence northeasterly along the center line of Mountain View Lane
to the center line of First Avenue, thence north along the center line of
First Avenue to the north boundary of Magnus First Subdivision, thence
east along the north line of said subdivision to the center line of Montana
Avenue, thence south along the center line of Montana Avenue to the south
boundary of Magnus First Subdivision, thence west along the south boundary
of said subdivision to the center line of First Avenue, thence south along
the center line of First Avenue to the center line of Seventh Street, thence
east along the center line of Seventh Street projected to the center line of
Wyoming Avenue, thence north along the center line of Wyoming Avenue to
the center line of Eighth Street, thence west along the center line of
Eighth Street to the center line of Colorado Avenue, thence north along the
center line of Colorado Avenue to the center line of Maryland Lane, thence
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east along the center line of Maryland Lane to the center line of Washing-
ton Avenue, thence south along the center line of Washington Avenue to the
renter line of Seventh Street, thence west along the center line of Seventh
Street to the point of beginning,
Section ,2 - Boundaries of "R-211 Residence District
The boundary of the "R-2" Residence District shall be indicated on
the official zoning map for the City of Laurel on display at the office of
the City Building Inspector and being particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and First Street, thence
north along the center line of Eighth Avenue to the center line of Fourth
Street, thence west-along the center line of Fourth Street to the west
boundary of the West School subdivision, thence north along the west boun-
dary of said subdivision to the center line of Sixth Street, thence east
along the center line of Sixth Street to the center line of Eighth Avenue,
thence north along the center line of Eighth Avenue to the center line of
Seventh Street, thence east along the center line of Seventh Street pro-
jected to the center line of Alder Avenue, thence south along the center
line of Alder Avenue to the center line of First Street, thence southwester-
ly along the center line of First Street to the center line of Third Street,
thence west along the center line of Third Street to the center line of
Second Avenue, thence south along the center line of Second Avenue to the
center line of Second Street, thence west along the center line of Second
Street to the center line of Third Avenue, thence south along the center
line of Third Avenue to the center line of First Street, thence southwester-
ly along the center line of First Street to Fourth Avenue, thence continuing
west along the center of First Street to the point of beginning.
Section 3.,3 - Boundaries of the "R.3" Residence District
The boundaries of the "R-3" Residence Districts shall be indicated on
the official zoning map for the City of Laurel on display at the office of
the City Building Inspector and being particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Alder Avenue and Seventh Street, thence
east along the center line of Seventh Street to the center lane of Locust
Avenue, thence south along the center line of Locust Avenue to the center
line of Main Street, thence southwesterly along the center line of Main
Street to the center line of Birch Avenue, thence north along the center
line of Birch Avenue to the center line of Fourth Street, thence west along
the center line of Fourth Street to the center line of Alder Avenue, thence
north along the center line of Alder Avenue to the point of beginning.
Also beginning at the intersection of South Sixth Street Extended and
the center line of the CB & Q Railway Company, thence west along the center
line of South Sixth Street to the east line of Eighth Avenue projected
(said line also being the west line of Section 16, T2S, R24E), thence north
along the east line of Eighth Avenue projected to the centerline of Rail-
road Street, thence northeasterly along the center line of Railroad Street
to the center line of the CB & Q Railway Company right-of-way at Woodland
Avenue, thence southeasterly along the center line of the said railway
company right-of-way to the point of beginning.
Section 3.4 - Boundaries of the 'tR-4" Residence District
The boundary of the "R-4" Residence District shall be indicated on
the official zoning map for the City of Laurel on display at the Office
of the City Building Inspector.
Section p - Boundaries of the "C®1" Commercial District
The boundary of the "C-l" Commercial District shall be indicated on
the official zoning map for the City of Laurel on display at the office of
the City Building Inspector and being particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Main Street, thence north
along the center line of Fifth Avenue to the center line of First Street,
thence east along the center line of First Street to Fourth Avenue, thence
continuing northeasterly along the center line of First Street to the cen-
ter line of Third Avenue, thence north along the center line of Third Avenue
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to the center line of Second Street, thence east along the center line of
Second Street to the center line of Second Avenue, thence north along the
center line of Second Avenue to the center line of Third Street, thence
east along the center line of Third Street to the center line of First
Street, thence northeasterly along the center line of First Street to the
center line of Idaho Avenue, thence southeasterly along the center line of
Idaho Avenue to the center line of Main.Street, thence southwesterly along
the center line of Main Street, and continuing west along the center line
of Main Street to the point of beginning,
Section ,6 - Boundaries of the "C-2" Commercial District
The boundary of the "C-2" Commercial District shall be indicated on
the official zoning map for the City of Laurel on display at the office of
the City Building Inspector and being particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and First Street, thence
east along the center line of First Street to.the center line of Fifth
Avenue, thence south along the center line of Fifth Avenue to the center
line of Main Street, thence east along the center line of Main Street and
continuing northeasterly along the center line of Main Street to the center
line of Idaho Avenue, thence northwesterly along the center line of Idaho
Avenue to the center line of First Street, thence northeasterly along the
center line of First Street to the center line of Alder Avenue, thence south
along the center line of Alder Avenue to the center line of Fourth Street,
thence east along the center line of Fourth Street to the center line of
-Birch Avenue, thence south along the center line of Birch Avenue to the
center line of Main Street, thence southwesterly along the center line of
Main Street to the center line of Alder Avenue, thence south along the
center line of Alder Avenue projected to the center line of the main track
of the Northern Pacific Railway Company's right-of-way, thence southwester-
ly along the center line of the said railway company's right-of-way to the
renter line of Eighth Avenue projected, thence north along the center line
of Eighth Avenue to the point of beginning.
Section o7 - Boundaries of the "I" Industrial District
The boundary of the "I" Industrial District shall be indicated on the
official zoning map for the City of Laurel on display at the office of the
City Building Inspector and being particularly described as follows: Begin-
ning at the intersection of the center line of Eighth Avenue projected and
the center line of the main track.of the Northern Pacific Railway Company
right-of-way, thence northeasterly along the center line of said railway
company's right-of-way to the center line of Alder Avenue projected, thence
south along the center line of Alder Avenue projected (said line also being
the east line of Sec. 9, T2S, R24E) to the center line of Railroad Street
(said point also being the SE corner of Seca 9, T2S, R24E), thence west
along the center line of Railroad Street to the center line of Colorado
Avenue, thence south along the center line of Colorado Avenue to the center
line of Fourth Street South, thence west along the center line of Fourth
Street South to the center line of First Avenue, thence south along the
center line of First Avenue to the center line of the CB & Q Railway Com-
'pany's right-of-way, thence northwesterly along the center line of said
railway company's right-of-way to the center line of Railroad Street,
thence southwesterly along the center line of Railroad Street to the center
line of Eighth Avenue projected, thence north along the center line of
Eighth Avenue projected to the point of beginning.
Section 4 - Changes in District-Regulations and Boundaries
The Board of Adjustment shall of its own motion, or upon instruction
from the City Council, or upon receiving a properly executed petition from
affected property owners, make a comprehensive study of proposed changes
in regulations or district boundary lines. A properly executed petition
from affected property owners shall be defined as: "A petition requesting
particular change or changes duly signed by the owners of thirty-five per
cent (351) or more of the area of the lots included within the proposed
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change, or of the lots immediately adjacent in the rear thereof, extend-
.ing 150 feet therefrom, or, of the lots directly opposite thereto extend-
ing 150 feet from the street frontage of such opposite lots, ,
shall be
presented to the City Council". The Board of Adjustment shall file a re-
port of their findings within thirty (30) days after the proposal has been
referred to them. The City Council shall, thereupon, cause notice to be
published twice in the official newspaper of the city, of the time and
place set for the hearing upon such report. The first publication of
such notice shall be made not less than fifteen days before the date of
such hearing. At such hearing, the. City Council shall hear all persons
and all objections and recommendations relative to such proposed change,
and, thereupon, action shall be taken upon such petition by said City
Council, and such action shall be final and conclusive as to all matters
and things involved in said petition; provided, however, in case of a
protest against such change -signed by the owners of twenty per cent (20%)
or more either of the area of the lots included in such proposed change,
or of those immediately adjacent in the rear thereof extending one hundred
and fifty feet therefrom, or of those directly opposite thereof extending
one hundred and fifty feet from the street frontage of such opposite lots,
such amendment shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of
three-fourths of all the members of the City Council.
When such proposed amendment has been rejected by the City Council
neither it nor one involving only the same property shall be offered for
adoption within one year after such rejection.
Section - Non-Conformin Uses
Section of - Continuation
The non-conforming use of land, building, or structure may continue
providing the non-conforming use lawfully existed at the time of adoption
of this ordinance. All non-conformers as to use are not contemplated by
any of the provisions of this ordinance to have such rights in perpetuity.
Non-conforming use is permitted to continue until some complete change in
the premises is planned by the owner, t,bereby bringing about an ultimate
conformance of the land, building, or structure so as to be harmonious
with the permitted uses of the zone in which the premises are located,
Section 5.2-- Maintenance
Any land, building or structure of non-conforming use may be main-
tained or repaired, provided such repair or maintenance does not consti-
tute an expansion or enlargement.
Section o - Enlargement_ or Change of Use
Any non-conforming use, land, building or structure shall not be
expanded or enlarged in any manner, The nonconforming use may be changed
only to comply with the regulations of the district within which the
premises are located.
Section - Discontinuation of Use
If a nonconforming use is discontinued for a period of one year or
if the non-conforming use, building or structure is damaged more than
fifty per cent (50%) of its valuation (as determined by the Building Inspec-
tor) by wind, fire, earthquake, explosion, flood, or other unforeseen
natural. or artificial cause, such non-conforming use shall be discontinued.
A permit for occupancy will not be granted until the building has been
adapted, rebuilt or revised to conform with the standards and regulations
of the zone in which it is located,
Section 6 - -Exceptions to _Hei h t Regulations
Section 6,1 .- Ordinary Exceptions
This article shall not be deemed to limit or restrict the height of
belfries, chimneys, clock towers, cooling towers, elevators, bulkheads,
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grain elevators, pent houses, stacks, water
wireless towers or any similar appurtenances
tures shall be subject to such restrictions
imposed by other ordinances.
Section 602 - Restricted Exceptions
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towers, ornamental
to buildings, but
and regulations as
towers,
these struc-
may be
Churches, public or semipublic buildings, hospitals, schools, college
and private clubs may exceed the height restrictions of the district in
which they are constructed, provided such structures shall have side yards
on both sides, complying with the area regulations of the district, and in
addition, the side yards shall be increased one foot in width for each five
feet that the height of the building exceeds the height regulations of the
district.
Section - Exce tions to Area Requirements
Section of - Conditional Exceptions
Where churches, schools, libraries, colleges or public utility build-
ings are located in "R-1119 ItR-2", or "R-3" Residence Districts and have no
portion used as a place of habitation, the depth of the rear yard may be
reduced to six (6) feet.
Section X02 - Ordinary Projections
Every part of a required yard shall be open from its lowest point to
the sky unobstructed, except for the ordinary projection of sills, belt
courses, cornices and ornamental features; ordinary projections of chim-
neys and flues, bay or breast windows not over fifteen (15) feet long and
projecting not more than eighteen (18) inches, may be permitted by the
Building Inspector where the same.are so placed as not to obstruct the
light or ventilation; provided that open or lattice-enclosed fire escapes,
fire-proof outside stairways and balconies opening into fire towers, pro-
ject into a yard not more than five (5) feet.
Section 8 Definitions
Definitions. That, for the purpose of this ordinance, certain terms
and words are hereby defined as follows:
Words used in the present tense include the future; words in the
singular number include the plural; words in the plural include the singu-
lar, the word "building" includes the word "structure"; the word "person"
includes a corporation or other organization; the term "used" includes
the terms "arranged" or "intended to be used", or "designed"; and the
word "shall" is mandatory and not directory.
Accessor Use or Buildin : An accessory use or building is a use or
building customarily incidental to, and accessory to the principal and
ordinary use of a building, or premise, located on the same premises with
such principal use or building.
Apartment Housed See "Multiple Dwelling".
Automobile Storage: The storage of new and used cars which are cap-
able of immediate operation under their own power.
Automobile Tourist Court: A group of three (3) or more units used
either or sleeping or housekeeping purposes, other than apartment courts,
bungalow courts, hotels, lodging houses, for temporary use of motorists
and travelers. The term automobile tourist court shall also include
"Automobile Cottage Camp", "Tourist Camp", "Motel", or any other name
which pertains to such use.
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Boarding House: A building, other than a hotel or club, where meals
are regularly served for compensation to more than six persons not members
of the family there residing,
Building: A structure having a roof supported by walls, and when
separated by a party wall without openings, it shall be deemed a separate
building.
_Community Garage: A series of private garages of capacity of not
more than one automobile each, located jointly on a common lot, and having
no public shop or service in connection therewith.
Dwelling, One-Famil : A detached building designed for, or occupied
exclusively by one family.
Dwelling, Two-Famil : A detached, or semi-detached building designed
for, or occupied exclusively by, two families living independently of each
other.
Dwelling, Multi lee A building, or portion thereof designed for, or
occupied as the home of three or more families living independently of
each other, including tenement houses, apartment houses, apartment hotels.
District: A section of the City of Laurel for which the regulations
governing the area height and use of buildings and premises are the same,
Family: One or more persons living, sleeping, and usually cooking
and eating on the premises, as a single housekeeping unit.
Filling§tationso: A filling station is a building and appurtera nces
located on a l6t where gasoline and oil and other liquids used in the opera-
tion of motor vehicles are retailed and usually delivered directly into such
vehicles.
Front Lot Line: The line separating the lot from the street, as
officially platted out on the City Map.
Front Yard: An open space extending across the front of the lot from
the front line of the building proper to the street line, and occupied
only by uncovered steps and open porches.
Hardship: Hardship is a condition immediately brought upon a property
owner by a zone change, and not personal hardship growing out of the owner's
infirmities or financial standing.
Height of Buildin : The vertical distance from the ground in front
of the building to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof, to the
deck line of a mansard roof; to the junction of the wall and eaves of a
building with a gable or hip roof.
Home Occupation: A minor use of a home where there is no sign or
display that will indicate from the exterior that the building is being
used in whole or in part for any other purpose than that of a dwelling;
in connection with which there is kept no stock in trade or commodity
sold upon the premises; and in which no person is employed other than a
member of the immediate family residing in the home.
Hotel: A building in which lodging is provided with or without meals,
and open to transient guests.
Lodging House: A building, other than a hotel, where lodging is pro-
vided for six, or more, persons not members of the family.
Lot: The land bounded by definite lines and occupied by a building
and its accessory buildings and including the open spaces required under
these regulations. It may or may not be a definite parcel as shown on
the recorded plate
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Non-Conforming Use: A use of a building or premises that Ooes not
conform with the regulations of the district in which it is situated.
Nursery: A building or part of building where six or more children,
not members of the same family, are cared for,
Nursing Home: A building or part of building where six or more sick
or infirm persons are cared fora
Off_Street„Parking Space: One off-street parking space shall be de-
fined as a space not -on -a street or highway where one passenger vehicle or
service vehicle may.park.having a minimum width of nine (9) feet and a
minimum length of twenty-one (21) feet not including service lanes, Four
or more adjacent parking spaces shall constitute an off-street parking lot
and'shall contain a minimum area of two. hundred fifty (250) square feet per
space including service lanes. Off-street parking lots must be detailed
to show planned off-street parking spaces, service lanes, and driveways
crossing public sidewalks.
Open Porch: Any porch with a roof but without walls or glassed
windows.
Porch: A covered entrance to a building, commonly enclosed in part--
projecting out from the main wall and having a separate roof.
Private Garage: A garage with capacity of not more than four (4)
motor-driven vehicles, and having no public shop or service in connection
therewith, and if it is attached to a dwelling it becomes a part of that
residential building and is an accessory use to that buildings
Public Garage: Any premises used for housing or care of more than
four T-7-motor-driven vehicles, or where any such vehicles are equipped
for operation, repaired, or kept for remuneration, hire or sale, not in-
cluding show rooms or exhibition for model cars.
Rear Lot Line: The lot lane which is opposite to the front lot line.
Rear Yard: An open unoccupied space between the rear line of a build-
ing and the rear lot line, for the full width of the lot, and unoccupied
except by accessory buildings,
Side Lot Line: Any lot line other than a front lot line or a rear
lot line.
Side Street: A street not running parallel to an alley and having
the lesser number of building sites fronting upon it.
Side Yard: An open, unoccupied space on the same lot With a building,
between the building and the side line of the lot, and extending through
from the front yard to the rear yard.
Structural, Alteration: Any change in the supporting members of a
building, such as bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams, or girders;
excepting such alterations as may be required for the safety of the building.
Trailer Cam Car Trailer House: Any unit used for living or sleep-
ing purposes which is equipped with wheels or similar devices, used for the
purpose of transporting said unit from place to place whether by motive
power or other means, and such vehicles that are used as aforesaid that
have had the wheels or equipment removed.
Trailer Court or Park: Any premises where one or more trailer coaches
are parked for living or sleeping purposes, or any premises used or set
apart for the purpose of supplying to the public a parking space for one or
more trailer coaches for living or sleeping purposes, and shall include any
buildings, structures, vehicles and enclosures used or intended for use as
a part of the equipment of such trailer park.
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Used Car Sales Lot: A lot where new and used cars which are capable
of immediate operation under their own power are displayed.
Wall Simon: Any sign which is painted or otherwise depicted directly
upon a wall, or any sign so affixed to a wall of a building, which does
not project more than ten (10) inches from the building wall,
Yard Areas: Areas comprising front yard, side yards and rear yards
are the portions of the lot in relation to the front and rear of the lot,
regardless in which direction the building faces.
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Section 1 -Administration
Section 1.1 - Office and Duties of Building Inspector
The office of the City Building Inspector shall administer the var-
ious provisions of this ordinance. The City Building Inspector shall
maintain a complete file of all applications for building permits and
plans submitted therewith. He shall maintain an accurate record of all
waivers, permits, certificates, correspondence, and other data received,
issued, or recorded by his office relating to the Zoning Ordinance. Such
files shall be open to public inspection when authorized by the Mayor or
City Council. The Building Inspector shall at all times have on display
in his office the official copy of the Zoning Map for the City of Laurel
conforming to any revisions which have been duly approved by action of
the City Council.
Section 1.2 - Building Permits
No building or structure shall be erected, moved, altered or en-
larged, and no excavation work for any building shall be begun until a
building permit for such work has been issued by the Building Inspector.
Applications and permit forms will be furnished by the office of the
Building Inspector and applications will be submitted as specified in the
City Building Code and in conformance with the requirements of the City
Building Inspector. No permit will be valid unless the proposed construc-
tion is in complete compliance with all provisions of this ordinance
unless special exceptions are granted by proper action of the Board of
Adjustment. The Building Inspector is not impowered to make exceptions
to the Zoning Ordinance, and a permit erroneously issued in violation of
any terms of the said ordinance shall not be construed to supersede the.
intent of the ordinance and shall be considered void and invalid,
Section to - Certificates of Occu anc
No land shall be occupied or used, and no building or structure
hereafter erected or altered shall be occupied or used in whole or in
part for any purpose whatsoever until a certificate of occupancy shall
have been issued by the City Building Inspector, stating that the build-
ing or structure, premises, and use comply with all the building, health,
zoning and other ordinances of the City of Laurel and amendments there-
after duly enacted. Certificates for occupancy shall be applied for after
erection or alteration of the building or structure has been completed, and
the certificate of occupancy shall be issued or the application rejected
with the reasons therefor stated by the Building Inspector within ten (10)
days after said application has been received.
Section 2 - Enforcement
Section 2.1 - Enforcing Officer
This ordinance shall be enforced by the Building Inspector or his
assistants, subject to such variations, exceptions and interpretations as
may be made by the Board of Adjustment.
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Section 2.2 - Penalty for Violation
Any person, firm or corporation owning, controlling or managing any
building or premises wherein or whereon there shall be placed or there
exists anything.in violation of the provisions of this chapter, or any per-
son, firm or corporation who shall assist in the commission of any violation
of these provisions or who shall build contrary to the plans and specifica-
tions submitted to, and approved by, the Building Inspector, or any person,
firm or corporation who shall omit, neglect or refuse to do any act required
in these provisions shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more
than three hundred dollars for each offense, and shall be imprisoned until
such fine be paid, but.not exceeding fifty days. Each day that a violation
is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 2.3 - Procedure in Case of Non-Conformity
If on any inspection, the condition of a building or premises, or its
use or -occupancy is found not to conform to the requirements of this chapter,
or the conditions of an existing certificate therefor, the Building Inspector
shall at once issue written notice to the owner, specifying the manner in
which the building or premises, or its use or occupancy fails to so conform,
and the owner shall at once take steps to make it so conform, as directed
by the Building Inspector; and, if it is necessary for the proper protec-
tion of the occupants, he shall order the use or premises vacated until its
condition is made satisfactory and in conformity with the requirements of
this chapter, at which time a certificate will be issued as herein provided
for new buildings, or for the use of premises.
ARTICLE IV
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Section 1 - Creation of Board
Section 1.1 - Membershi
The Board of Adjustment is hereby established as provided by statute.
The said Board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the Mayor
and subject to confirmation by the City Councils Members appointed to the
Board shall be citizens having an understanding of the purpose and benefits
of zoning to the City. The initial membership shall consist of one member
appointed for one year, two members for two years, and two members for
three years. Members of the Board appointed to succeed members of the init-
ial Board shall hold office for a period of three years. Vacancies shall
be filled by appointment for the unexpired term of any member whose term
becomes vacant. All of the members shall serve without compensation, and
they shall not be subject to removal by the Mayor or City Council without
cause. Written charges must be presented and a public hearing held before
removal of a member is made by the City.
Section 1.2 a Meetin s
Meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the Chairman and at
such other times as the Board may determine. The Chairman or in his absence
the Acting Chairman may administer oaths and compel the attendance of wit-
nesses. All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public, The Board
shall adopt its own rules of procedure and keep a record of its proceedings
showing the action of the Board and the vote of each member upon each ques-
tion considered, or if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact.
The Board shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions,
all of which shall be a public record. The presence of three (3) members
shall be necessary to constitute a quorum.
Section 2 - A eat to Board
Appeal from the rulings of the Building Inspector concerning the enforce-
ment of the provisions of this ordinance may be made to the Board of Adjust-
ment by any person aggrieved or by any officer, department, board, or bureau
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of the municipality within such time as shall be prescribed by the Board by
general rule. The appellant shall file with the Building Inspector and with
the Board of Adjustment a notice of Appeal specifying the grounds thereof.
The Building Inspector shall forthwith transmit to the Board all of the
papers constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was
taken. An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of action appealed
from unless the officer from whom the appeal is taken certifies to the
Board of Adjustment after notice of appeal shall have been filed with him
that by reason of facts stated in the certificate a stay would in his
opinion cause imminent peril to life or property. In such case proceed-
ings shall not be stayed otherwise than by a restraining order which may
be granted by the Board of Adjustment or by a Court of Record on applica-
tion or notice to the officer from whom the appeal is taken and on due
cause shown,
The Board shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal,
give public. notice thereof, as well as due notice to the parties in interest
and decide the same within a reasonable time. Upon the hearing any party
may appear in person or by attorney.
Section --Powers and Duties
Section al - Jurisdiction and Powers
The Board shall, upon application, review the actions of the Build-
ing Inspector in order to determine whether they are in accordance with
the provisions of this ordinance, and in case of disagreement the decision
of-the Board shall supercede that of the Building Inspectors The concur-
ring vote of four (4) members of the Board shall be necessary to reverse
any order, requirement, decision or to decide in favor of the applicant or
to effect any variations in this ordinance.
The Board of Adjustment shall have the following powers:
(a) To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in
order, requirement, decision or determination made by an administrative
official in the enforcement of this ordinances
(b) To hear and decade special exceptions to the terms of this
ordinance.
(c) To authorize upon appeal in specific cases such variance from
the terms of this ordinance as will not be contrary to the public interest,
where, owing to special conditions, a literal enforcement of the provisions
of this ordinance will result in unnecessary hardship, and so that the spirit
of this ordinance shall be observed and substantial justice donee
In exercising the above-mentioned powers, such Board may in conformity
with the provisions of this ordinance reverse or affirm wholly, or partly,
or modify, the order, requirement, decision, or determination appealed from
and may make such order, requirement, decision or determination as ought to
be made, and to that end shall have all the powers of the officer from
whom the appeal is taken.
Section 3.2 - Duties
(a) The Board shall have the right and authority to recommend to the
City Council such changes in the district boundaries or regulations as it
may deem necessary or desirable as more particularly set forth in Article
II, Section 4, of this ordinance,
(b) The Board may from time to time adopt such rules and regulations
as it may deem necessary or desirable.
(c) The Board shall recommend to the City Council the use, height,
and area districts in which each part of any annexation to the City of
Laurel shall be placed.
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