No person owning property within the Village shall permit to grow or
pollinate upon his premises any weeds or grasses which cause or produce hay
fever in human beings, exhale unpleasant or noxious odors or conceal filthy
deposits. In order to prevent such growth and pollination, every property
owner shall mow or caused to be mowed upon his premises all grasses or weeds
exceeding one foot in height.
The Weed Commissioner shall enforce this chapter, and if any person
shall fail to comply herewith, the Commissioner shall, after five days' written
notice to the owner, cause the premises to be mowed and report the cost thereof
in writing to the Village Clerk-Treasurer. Such charge shall be entered on
the tax roll as a special tax to be collected in the same manner as other
taxes unless such lands are exempt from taxation.
Except as otherwise provided, any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be subject to the penalty provided by Chapter
1, §
1-4, of this Code. Each violation and each day a violation continues or occurs shall constitute a separate offense. This section shall not preclude the Village from maintaining any appropriate action to prevent or remove a violation of this chapter.