Sec. 7-62. - Streets, alleys, lanes, sidewalks, streets, rivers, lakes, ponds, private land, or public parks.

(a)

No person shall throw, place or deposit or permit any tenant or person under his control or employment to throw, place or deposit any putrid substance, night soil, filth of any kind, garbage, rubbish, refuse, piles, old lumber or other rat or vermin harborage or any unwholesome material, in or upon any land, vacant land, alley, lane, sidewalk or street, lake or river, or upon any private land or public land or park within the city without the consent of the director of public works or minimal housing officer.

(b)

No person or persons shall allow any land, vacant land, alley, lane, sidewalk or street, lake or river owned by them to become covered with any putrid substance, night soil, filth of any kind, garbage, rubbish, refuse piles, old lumber or other rat or vermin harborage or any unwholesome material which endangers the general health and welfare of the public.

(c)

The director of public works or his/her designee shall cause to be examined all land, vacant land, alleys, lanes, sidewalks and streets, lakes or rivers, private land and public lands or parks within the limits of the city. When said director or designee finds any putrid substance, night soil, filth of any kind, garbage, rubbish, refuse piles, old lumber or other rat or vermin harborage or any unwholesome material placed or deposited upon any land, vacant land, alleys, lanes, sidewalks and streets, lakes or rivers, private land and public lands or parks which endangers the general health and welfare of the public, he or she shall order, in writing, the owner to remove said materials, and if the said owner refuse to remove said materials within three days, said director or designee may cause the same to be removed at the expense of the owner. Thereupon, said director or designee shall place a lien upon the land for the cost of removing the materials.

(d)

No owner shall neglect or refuse to remove therefrom any materials, after being ordered to do so by the director of public works, or obstruct any member under the control of the director of public works in the discharge of their duties. Every day, in excess of three days, that any such owner or owners or tenant or tenants shall neglect or refuse to remove therefrom any materials after being ordered to do so by the director of public works or his/her designee shall be deemed and regarded as a separate offense under this section.

(e)

Service of any order authorized by this section shall be made upon the owner in one of the following manners:

(1)

By leaving with said owner personally a copy of said order;

(2)

By leaving at the last-known abode of said owner with a person of suitable age and discretion a copy of said order;

(3)

By tacking or affixing to the front door of the last known abode of said owner a copy of said order;

(4)

By mailing to the owner at his/her/their last known abode a copy of said order. Said mailing shall be by certified mail, return receipt requested, and by regular mail, postage prepaid; or

(5)

By publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city.

(f)

Any order herein made shall be subject to appeal by the owner within ten days after service of the order. Said appeal shall be taken by filing a petition with the East Providence Municipal Court.

(Ch. 783, § I, 9-15-20)