City officials announced that they have hauled away 7.79 tons of waste and collected 12 bins of personal items this week in a series of sweeps to uphold new sidewalk nuisance laws and park closure hours. Under the new ordnance, city official may remove items deemed to be "nuisances" from a city sidewalks. Owners of the seized items may reclaim their personal property if they pay a $200 fee. A "sidewalk nuisance" is defined as “any object or collection of objects constructed, erected, installed, maintained, kept or operated on or over any sidewalk, including but not limited to stalls, stands, tents, furniture, and containers, and of their contents or attachments.”
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 8-24-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
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