The purpose of this chapter is to maintain, preserve, and improve
the appearance of the community by regulating weeds and noxious plants.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Village
of New Haven Weed Ordinance."
The following woods and term shall have the meanings ascribed
to them in this section:
NOXIOUS WEEDS
Canada thistle (Circium arvense), milkweed (Asclepias cornutus),
goldenrod (Solidago), burdock (Arctium lappa), mustards (Brassica),
bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), perennial sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis),
ragweed (Ambrosia elatior), poison ivy (Rhus toxicondendron), poison
sumac (Toxicondendron vernix) or any other tree, shrub, plant, weed
or other noxious material regarded as a common public nuisance.
PERSON
Any person, firm, association, partnership, limited liability
corporation or corporation shown on the owner of the land on Village
tax rolls or other records, occupant or tenant, land contractor, vendor,
or any other person claiming a possessory interest in the property,
or mortgagee during foreclosure proceedings.
PUBLIC NUISANCE
Any tree (living or dead), plant, weed, grass, brush, debris,
refuse, filth or other noxious material which endangers property or
the health or safety of the public; including any trees that have
fallen on adjacent properties or pose a hazard to other property owner's
public space.
No person, owner, or occupier of land within the Village limits
shall permit or maintain any premises any dead or diseased trees,
noxious or poisonous weeds, shrubs or plants, any accumulation of
dead weeds, grass or brush, trash, debris, refuse, filth or other
noxious materials detrimental to the health, safety, or appearance
of the Village.
As often as may be necessary to comply with the provision set
forth in this chapter, every owner or occupant in charge of any land
in the Village shall remove, destroy or cut, by lawful means, all
dead or diseased trees, any accumulation of dead weeds, grass or turf
in excess of six inches in height, or brush, noxious or poisonous
weeds, shrubs, or plants growing thereon in such a manner that will
effectively prevent such weeds, shrubs or plants from bearing seed
and spreading to adjoining properties or becoming a fire hazard.