Dangerous conditions—Notice to repair or remove; abatement by city for noncompliance.
Meridian Code of Ordinances § 7-119
in effectSec. 7-119. - Dangerous conditions—Notice to repair or remove; abatement by city for noncompliance.
Any pole, wire or other electrical construction, though property located, erected or constructed originally, which becomes in such condition as to render it dangerous to persons or property, whether on account of dilapidation, want of repair or any other cause is hereby held to be a nuisance, and the chief of police, fire chief or the electrical inspector may order its owner, or other person responsible therefore, to remove or repair the same as, in the judgment of the building official, or an order given by the mayor on complaint made before him by any other person in cases where the officers above named fail or refuse to act, the same to be done in the manner provided for such cases in article II of chapter 16 of this Code. In the event the owner of the thing complained of, or the person be notified, fails or refuses to do as required, proceedings shall be instituted and prosecuted before the municipal judge as therein provided for the abatement of such nuisances.
(Code 1962, § 8-42; Ord. No. 4294, § 1, 10-17-06)
Source: City of Meridian, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH7BUBURE_ARTIVEL_DIV1GE_S7-119DACOOTREREABNOFetched: 11/1/2026