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Consider approving an ordinance pertaining to offenses and crimes by amending Section 16-3-1-321, and creating Section 16-3-1-325, Division 16-3-1, Article 16-3, Chapter 16, Lawton City Code, 2015; by adding the size difference between littering and dumping, creating a code that prohibits illegal dumping and sets the fines and punishments for illegal dumping at $750.00 or 60 days in jail for the first offense and $750.00 and 60 days in jail for each offense thereafter, providing for severability, providing for codification, and establishing an effective date.
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INITIATOR: Charlotte Brown, Community Services Director
STAFF INFORMATION SOURCE: Charlotte Brown, Community Services Director
BACKGROUND: During a recent review of codes, it was determined that there needed to be a harsher penalty for illegal dumping. This ordinance will set forth any trash or debris less than 4 cubic feet will be considered litter. Any trash or debris 4 cubic feet or greater will be considered illegal dumping and will be fined a $750.00 for each offense. Offenders could also get up to 60 days in jail. The citations will be written to the owner of the property that the trash or debris has been found upon unless at least two items containing identification of the latest owner of the items shall create a rebuttable presumption that an unlawful act has occurred and it shall at that time be turned over to law enforcement to conduct an investigation.
EXHIBIT: Ordinance No. 24- _____
Ordinance No. 24-______ CLEAN
KEY ISSUES: n/a
FUNDING SOURCE: n/a
STAFF RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: Approve Ordinance No. 24-_____, waive the reading of the ordinance and read the title only.