[CC 1982 §§65.030, 65.050; Ord. No. 215.110, 8-11-2020]
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 ten (10) 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 Chief of Police shall give a hearing after ten (10) days' notice
thereof either personally or by United States Mail to the owner or
owners or his/her or their agents or by posting such notice on the
premises; thereupon, the Chief of Police may declare the weeds, high
grass or other vegetation to be a nuisance and order the same to be
abated within five (5) days.
E. Disposition.
In case the weeds, high grass or other vegetation are not cut down
and removed within the five (5) days, the Chief of Police shall have
the weeds, high grass or other vegetation cut down and removed and
shall certify the costs of same to the City Clerk.
F. Tax
Bill. The City Clerk shall cause a special tax bill therefor against
the property. Each special tax bill shall be issued by the City Clerk
and delivered to the Collector on or before the first (1st) day of
September of each year, the nuisances will be collected by the City
Collector or other official collecting taxes in the same manner and
procedure for collecting real estate taxes. If the certified cost
is not paid, the tax bill shall be considered delinquent, and the
collection of the delinquent bill shall be governed by the laws governing
delinquent and back taxes. The tax bill from the date of its issuance
shall be deemed a personal debt against the owner and shall also be
a lien on the property until paid.