As used in this chapter, the following terms shall the meanings
indicated:
OCCUPANT
Any person who lives in or has actual possession of a residential
or nonresidential structure.
OWNER
An owner of real property, a mortgagee or vendee in possession,
an assignee of rents, a receiver, an executor, a trustee, or an authorized
representative of any of the foregoing.
PERSON
Includes the singular and the plural and means and includes
any individual, firm, corporation, association, club, copartnership,
society or other legal entity.
No person owning or occupying any property in the City shall
permit any grass, weeds or any other vegetation, not edible or planted
for some useful or ornamental purpose, to grow or remain upon such
property so as to exceed a height of eight inches or to throw off
any unpleasant or noxious odor or to conceal any filthy deposit or
to create or produce pollen. Any grass, weeds or other vegetation
growing upon any property in the City in violation of this section
is hereby declared to be a nuisance and detrimental to the health,
safety, cleanliness and comfort of the inhabitants of the City.
The owner and/or occupant of any property shall trim, cut and
remove all grass, weeds or other vegetation growing or remaining upon
such property in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
No person owning or occupying any property in the City shall
permit trees and/or shrubbery on such property to obstruct public
sidewalks, walkways, paved or unpaved rights-of-way, public and private
streets and alleys, or the full view of traffic signs. Trees that
are in danger of falling or diseased trees that constitute a threat
to other trees shall be promptly removed by the property owner.