§ 29. Power to define nuisance and fix penalties.

The city council shall have the power to:

(a)

To define all nuisances and prohibit the same within the city and outside the city limits for a distance of 5,000 feet; to have power to police all parks or grounds, speedways, or boulevards owned or leased by said city and lying both inside or outside said city; to prohibit the pollution of any stream, draw, drain or tributaries thereof, water deposit and reservoir, whether above or below the ground, which may constitute the source of storage of water supply, and to provide for policing the same, as well as to provide for the protection of any watersheds and the policing of same; to inspect, license and regulate dairies, slaughter pens and slaughterhouses inside or outside the limits of the city from which meat or milk is furnished to the inhabitants of the city; to require property owners to make connection to the sewer system, when available.

(b)

To provide for the fixing of penalties for failure of any person, firm, corporation or association to comply with any such rules and regulations so prescribed by the city council under the provisions of this section; it being the intention to vest in the city council not only the powers expressly enumerated in this section but all other powers reasonably necessary for the protection of the health of the City of Irving and its inhabitants.

(Ord. No. 5567, § 3, 1-23-89)