[CC 1990 §12-15(14); CC 1978 §703; Ord. No. 327 §1, 3-10-1998]
A. Failure To Keep Weeds, High Grass And Other Vegetation Cut And Removed,
A Nuisance. All persons owning or occupying any lot or tract
of land in the City shall keep the weeds, high grass and other vegetation
growing on such property cut and removed. Whenever such weeds, high
grass or other vegetation shall attain the height of twelve (12) inches,
it shall be deemed a public nuisance.
B. Unlawful To Maintain Such Nuisance. It shall be unlawful for any person to create or maintain a nuisance as defined in Subsection
(A).
C. Liability. Whenever weeds, high grass or other vegetation in violation of Subsection
(A) of this Section are allowed to grow on any part of any lot or ground within the City, the owner of the ground or, in case of joint tenancy, tenancy by entireties or tenancy in common, each owner thereof shall be liable.
D. Notice. The Marshal or other designated official shall give
a hearing after ten (10) days' notice thereof either personally or
by United States mail to the owner or owners, or the owner's agents,
or by posting such notice on the premises; thereupon, the Marshal
or other designated official may declare the weeds, high grass or
other vegetation to be a nuisance and order the same to be abated
within five (5) days.
[Ord. No. 550, 8-21-2013]
E. Disposition. In case the weeds, high grass or other vegetation
are not cut down and removed within the five (5) days, the Marshal
or other designated official shall have the weeds, high grass or other
vegetation cut down and removed and shall certify the costs of same
to the City Clerk.
[Ord. No. 550, 8-21-2013]
F. If
weeds are allowed to grow, or if trash is allowed to accumulate, on
the same property in violation of this Section more than once during
the same growing season in the case of weeds, or more than once during
a calendar year in the case of trash, the Marshal or other designated
official may, without further notification, have the weeds or trash
removed and the cost of the same shall be billed in the manner described
in this Section. This Subsection does not apply to lands owned by
a public utility and lands, rights-of-way, and easements appurtenant
or incidental to lands controlled by any railroad.
[Ord. No. 603, 12-8-2020]