[Adopted 6-2-1998 by Ord. No. 408]
"Weeds," as used in this article, shall include the following: burdock, giant ragweed, common ragweed, thistle, cocklebur, Jimson weed, blue vervain, common milk weed, wild carrot, poison ivy, wild mustard, rough pigweed, lambs quarters, wild lettuce, curled dock, all varieties of smart weeds, poison hemlock, wild hemp as well as any other noxious or invasive plant.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
It is hereby declared to be illegal for the owners of real estate to refuse or neglect to cut weeds as defined in § 270-4 when the weeds have reached a height in excess of eight inches. All weeds, however, shall be cut, pulled, or destroyed by the owner or person in charge or control of the real estate at least two times per year, once between the 1st day of May and the 15th day of June, and once again between the 15th day of July and the 15th day of August, in addition to any other times necessary to keep the weeds from attaining a height of eight inches.
Every owner of real estate within the Village shall cut weeds on his property at all times as may be necessary so that the weeds shall not exceed eight inches in height; and if the owner neglects or refuses to cut weeds, so that the weeds shall exceed eight inches in height, the Village may cut the weeds or authorize some person to cut the weeds on behalf of the Village.
A. 
If weeds are cut by the Village or by someone directed to cut them on behalf of the Village, a notice of lien of the cost and expense thereof incurred by the Village shall be recorded in the manner prescribed by this section.
B. 
The Village or the person performing the service by authority of the Village, in its own or his own name, may file notice of lien in the office of the County Recorder of Deeds. The notice of lien shall consist of a sworn statement setting out the following information:
(1) 
A description of the real estate sufficient for identification thereof.
(2) 
The amount of money representing the cost and expense incurred or payable for the service.
(3) 
The date when the cost and expense were incurred by the Village.
C. 
The sworn statement shall be filed within 60 days after the cost and expense are incurred.
Upon payment of the costs incurred and the expense of weed cutting, after notice of the lien has been filed pursuant to this article, the lien shall be released by the Village or person in whose name the lien has been filed and the release shall be given to the property owner and by him filed of record in the same manner as filing notice of the lien.
The Village shall have the right of foreclosure of any lien established in this article.
Any person in charge of real estate or any owner of real estate who violates any term or provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to penalties as set forth in Chapter 1, Article III, of the Village Code.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).