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accompanied by his or her parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of the minor. (Ordinance 17C, §1, 4/21/1970) Section 9. Duty of owners and occupants; removal of nuisances by City 9.1 Ice, snow, and rubbish from sidewalks. The owner and the occupant of any property adjacent to a public sidewalk shall use diligence to keep such walk safe for pedestrians. No such owner or occupant shall allow snow, ice, dirt, leaves, or rubbish to remain on the sidewalk longer than 24 hours after its deposit. 9.2 Weeds. Any weeds, whether noxious as defined by law or not, growing upon any lot or parcel of land outside the traveled portion of any public street or alley in the City to a height of six (6) inches or greater or which have gone or are about to go to seed are hereby declared a nuisance. The owner and the occupant shall abate or prevent the. nuisance on the property and on land outside the traveled portion of the public street or alley abutting on public property. The City shall give the ownerand occupant written notice directing the abatement of such weeds, and stating that if not destroyed within ten (10) days of the notice, the weeds shall be destroyed by the City at the expense of the owner, and that, if not paid, the charge for such work shall be made a special assessment against the property concerned. 9.3 Removal by City. The City Public 'Works. Supervisor may cause removal of the nuisances specified in 9.1 and 9.2 upon expiration of the period of time given the owner and occupant in those sections to remove the nuisance. The City Public Works Supervisor shall keep a record showing the cost ofthe removal adjacent to each separate lot and parcel. Section 10. Methamphetamine Labs. 10.1 Purpose and Intent. The purpose of this. Section is to protect the public health, safety and welfare and to reduce public exposure to health risks where law enforcement officers have determined that hazardous chemicals from a suspected clandestine drug lab or chemical dump site. may exist. These conditions present health and safety risks to occupants and visitors of such structures and land through fire, explosion and skin and respiratory exposure to chemicals. The City Council finds that such sites may contain hazardous chemicals, substances, or residues that place people, particularly children or adults of child-bearing age, at risk of exposure through inhabiting the property, visiting the property or using or being exposed to contaminated personal property. 10.2 Definitions.. 102.1 "Child" means any person less than 18 years of age.