Restaurant Owner Faces $2,000 a Day City Fine…for Washing Bird Poop Off the Sidewalk

The Blaze ^ | 9/19/12 | Madeleine Morgenstern

[shadeaud]

A Texas restaurant owner is up in arms after Corpus Christi city officials informed him he can no longer wash the bird poop off the sidewalk in front of his business — not unless he wants a $2,000 fine, KRIS-TV reported.

John Webb, general manager of Crawdaddy’s in downtown Corpus Christi, told the station he’s been hosing the sidewalk down for 18 years. That is, until city officials told him earlier this month he was breaking the law. The reason? A city storm water ordinance that bars anyone from washing pollutants, like bird poop, into the storm drain system that leads out to the bay — with a $2,000 a day fine for violations.

“If I can’t wash my sidewalk off what am I supposed to do? I’m at a loss at how to clean this up,” Webb told KRIS. “Now I’m stuck with having dirty sidewalks and this bird poop. It’s nasty.”

[shadeaud]

I’m calling Bloomberg, this will really piss off the West Siders

[TheZMan]

...

What do the city gestapo think happens when it rains?

[Mr. K]

They should fine God when it rains, next

That will teach everyone (a lot)

[E. Pluribus Unum]

UN Agenda 21 at work to destroy you.

[Hoodat]

They would fine God $2,000 a day if they could get away with it.

[deport]

From looking at a street view via google maps I wonder why the birds are hanging out there and what kind are they? Also looks like a lot of other stuff in the street drainage besides bird poop.

CLICK

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Call the Hazmat team every time it needs cleaned and make the city pay for it !

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

He should put a sign in front of his restaurant that reads:

DON'T LIKE WALKING IN BIRD SHIT?
TELL THE CITY TO STOP FINING ME
FOR CLEANING OFF THEIR SIDEWALK

Then call the local news to see his vulgar sign and let them film the filth that the city has people walking in.

[unixfox]

Easy solution, kill the birds.

Oh wait, then he’s gonna have the animal rights wackos going after him.

He can’t win for losing.

[mylife]

I never thought I would see this kind of stupidity in Texas.

[freekitty]

Has the city provided an alternative for this taxpayer?

[FatherofFive]

What do the city gestapo think happens when it rains?

There you go again. Trying to consuse good intentions with facts.

[Secret Agent Man]

Obama has just figured out how to deal with the national debt.

[RedMDer]

Scrape up the bird poop.

Put it in a paper bag.

Leave it at city hall.

[Albion Wilde]

When they have an outbreak of West Nile virus, they will fine him for not washing the dead birds off the sidewalk.

[cableguymn]

get rid of all the ugly neon tubes.. they are bird perches. Get rid of the drunk guy on the bench and anything else that a bird can sit on.

and pray for a daily rain to send the poop right where it’s gonna go if you hose it.

[Repeat Offender]

They should fine God when it rains, next

Oh, I'm sure they'd like to get their hands on the Sunday morning collection plates and all the money those greedy Christians put in there instead of paying their fair share to the 0bama stash.

[cableguymn]

I wonder where the cities treated sewer water goes...

[RitaOK]

Reading the article the city permits using a vacuum, or hiring professionals.