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<br />Section 3. That there is hereby adopted to the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris,
<br />Texas, a new Article II to Chapter 17, Sections 17-21 through] 7-31, entitled "Control of Weeds,
<br />Junk, and Other Objectionable, Unsightly, or Unsanitary Matter on Private Premises," to read as
<br />follows:
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<br />"ARTICLE II. CONTROL OF WEEDS,
<br />JUNK, AND OTHER OBJECTIONABLE,
<br />UNSIGHTLY, OR UNSANITARY MATTER
<br />ON PRIVATE PREMISES
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<br />Sec. 17-21. Definitions.
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<br />The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this Article II, shall
<br />have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly
<br />indicates a different meaning:
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<br />Brush shall mean scrub vegetation or dense undergrowth.
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<br />Carrion shall mean the dead and putrefying flesh of any animal, fowl, or fish.
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<br />Cultivated shall mean vegetation that is deliberately grown and currently and
<br />continuously maintained by the owner, occupant, or agent of the property.
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<br />Filth shall mean any matter in a putrescent state.
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<br />Garbage shall mean all decayable waste.
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<br />Impure or unwholesome matter shall mean any putrescible or nonputrescible
<br />condition, object, or matter which tends, may, or could produce injury, death, or
<br />disease to human beings.
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<br />Junk shall mean all worn out, useless, worthless, discarded, or scrap material,
<br />including, but not limited to, odds and ends, old metal, scrap lumber, building debris
<br />or old building materials, used tires, vehicle parts, and other items no longer used in
<br />the manner in which they were intended, including, but not limited to, furniture,
<br />working and non-working appliances, and machinery and parts thereof.
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<br />Maintained when referring to vegetation shall mean watered, pruned,
<br />trimmed, treated, and controlled in such a manner as to enhance the use or enjoyment
<br />of one's property, without interfering with the enjoyment or use of neighboring
<br />property or public access.
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