24-17 Amend Various Sections of Chapter 505

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READ & REFERRED TO RULES & ORDINANCES COMMITTEE 5/1/17. SECOND READING 5/15/17. ORDINANCENO. 24 -17 BY: Bullock, Litten, Marx, Nowlin, O'Leary, O'Malley. AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect at the earliest period allowed by law, amending various section of Chapter 505, Animals and Fowl, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood to update and provide penalties for viola- tions of those provisions. WHEREAS, currently Chapter 505 requires property maintenance of animal yard structures and for owners of cats and dogs to have those animals vaccinated with a rabies vaccine, but the code does not provide penalty provisions for those sections; and WHEREAS, the chapter stands to be updated to eliminate mention of codified regulations not found anywhere in the code; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five of its members determines that this ordinance is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately, as set forth in Article III, Sections 10 and 13 of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments, in that penalties should be provided for these sections immediately to allow their imme- diate enforcement if necessary; now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. Section 505.10, Proper Maintenance of Animal Yard Structures and Pens Required, of the Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 505.10 PROPER MAINTENANCE OF ANIMAL YARD STRUC- TURES AND PENS REQUIRED. (a) No person shall keep or maintain any animal or fowl in any yard, structure or area that is not clean, dry and sanitary; free from de- bris and offensive odors that annoy any neighbor; and devoid of rodents and vermin. (b) All animal pens and yards shall be so located that adequate drainage is obtained, normal drying occurs, and standing water is not present. (c) All premises other than private residences on which animals are kept shall be subject to inspection by the Health Officer and /or the An- imal Control Officer. If the Health Officer or the Animal Control Of- ficer determines from such inspection that the premises are not be-