[Code 1962, § 15-12; amended by Ord. of 5-28-1997(8)]
Grass, weeds or other foreign growth exceeding 12 inches in
height on property located in the City, (except for such on banks
of continuously flowing streams, on natural slopes of a vertical angle
of 30° or greater and on natural and undisturbed wooded areas),
shall constitute a public nuisance endangering the health and safety
of City residents. It shall be the duty of every owner and every occupant
of any such parcel of land in the City to provide for the cutting
of grass, weeds and other foreign growth on such property so that
such grass, weeds or growth does not exceed 12 inches in height. A
violation of this duty shall be unlawful and shall constitute a Class
4 misdemeanor.
[Code 1962, §§ 15-13, 15-14; amended by Ord.
of 9-23-1996(2); Ord. of 5-28-1997(8); Ord. of 1-28-2002(1)]
(a)
When any condition exists on any lot or parcel of land in the City in violation of § 29-50, it shall be the duty of the City Manager or his or her designee to serve or cause to be served upon the owner(s) and or occupant(s) notice requiring the owner(s) or occupant(s) to cut and remove the grass, weeds or other foreign growth within seven days after service upon the owner(s) or occupant(s) of such notice.
(b)
Any notice required by Subsection (a) above shall be conclusively deemed to have been served two days after having been mailed by certified or registered mail to the current owner(s) at the address shown on the records of the commissioner of revenue of the City or to the current occupant(s) at the address shown on the records of the City's electric billing department. In the event that the address of the owner is unknown, then service of the notice shall be made by posting of the notice on the land or premises on which the violation exists.
[Code 1962, § 15-15; amended by Ord. of 9-23-1996(2); Ord. of 5-28-1997(8); Ord. of 1-28-2002(1); 2-9-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-01]
If any owner neglects, fails or refuses to comply with a notice served upon him pursuant to § 29-51, the City Manager or his or her designee may cut, destroy or remove the grass, weeds or other foreign growth referred to in such notice on a continuous basis through the balance of the growing season in the calendar year of such notice in order to keep such vegetation at or below the maximum height permitted by § 29-50. The charge, cost and expense of such work plus an administrative fee of $100 per cutting is declared to be a charge, cost or expense of the property, lot, place or area where such grass, weeds or other foreign growth is cut, destroyed or removed, and the City Manager or his or her designee shall demand of any owner of such property the payment of such charge, cost, expense and fee. If such charge, cost, expense and fee is not paid within 10 days after such demand is made, the amount due, with 10% interest, shall be collected and shall be enforceable in the same manner as fixed by law for the collection of taxes, shall be subject to the same penalties for delinquency, costs and fees and shall constitute a lien on such property.
