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ORDINANCE NO. 2018-18 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, CHAPTER 3, SECTION 11: PRIVIES, CESSPOOLS, ETC., DECLARED NUISANCES, REMOVAL WHERE CITY SEWER AVAILABLE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF CODY, PARK COUNTY, WYOMING: Title 8, Chapter 3, Section 11, of the City of Cody Code, shall be amended to read as follows: 8-3-11: PRIVIES, CESSPOOLS, ETC., DECLARED NUISANCES; REMOVAL WHERE CITY SEWER AVAILABLE; PORTABLE TOILETS: In the interests of sanitation and the protection of public health, any and all privy vaults, portable toilets and cesspools within the city or its police jurisdiction are hereby declared to constitute a nuisance and a menace to health, and the same shall be removed whenever a connection to a city sewer is available. Notwithstanding the above, a portable toilet may be placed temporarily in the city limits on property where any of the following is occurring: A. At an active construction site for which a building permit has been issued; B. At an active street, utility, or pipeline project that is a City project, or for which a city encroachment permit has been issued; and, C. At a special event held in a public or non-profit venue, for up to seven days. For any other instance where a portable toilet may be necessary, a written request shall be submitted to City Hall staff, and the Public Works Director and Community Development Director shall determine whether and under what conditions the request may be granted, based on concerns with odor, aesthetics, health hazards, and safety. The Directors are specifically authorized to approve or deny any specific location, to require screening, to prescribe time limits for placement, to add other conditions and limitations they deem appropriate, and to require immediate removal if compliance with these standards is not maintained. All portable toilets shall be pumped and cleaned regularly to prevent odor and health impacts to neighboring properties. This section shall not apply to the permitted storage of portable toilets not in use in a commercial or industrial storage yard. ---PAGE BREAK--- This Ordinance shall become effective at the final passage and publication in the Cody Enterprise as required by law. PASSED ON FIRST READING: OCTOBER 16, 2018 PASSED ON SECOND READING: NOVEMBER 6, 2018 PASSED ON THIRD READING: NOVEMBER 20, 2018 Matt Hall, Mayor Attest: Baker Administrative Services Director