[Amended 6-21-1988 by Ord. No. 14-88; 9-3-1991 by Ord. No. 25-91; 4-5-2005 by Ord. No. 20-05; 11-21-2006 by Ord. No. 26-06; 6-15-2010 by Ord. No. 12-10]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
LITTER
Includes, but is not limited to:
A.
Trash, rubbish, refuse, garbage, paper, rags, and ashes;
B.
Wood, plaster, cement, brick, or stone building rubble;
C.
Grass, leaves, and worthless vegetation;
D.
Offal and dead animals; and
E.
Any machine or machines, vehicle or vehicles, or parts of a
machine or vehicle which have lost their identity, character, utility,
or serviceability as such through deterioration, dismantling, or the
ravages of time, are inoperative or unable to perform their intended
functions, or are cast off, discarded, or thrown away or left as waste,
wreckage, or junk.
WEEDS
Includes, but is not limited to, bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis),
puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris), leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula),
Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense), perennial pepper grass (Lepidium
draba), Russian knapweed (Centaurea picris), Johnson grass (Sorghum
halepense), nodding or musk thistle, quack grass (Agropyron repens),
perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis), horse nettle (Solanum carolinense),
bull thistle (Cirsium lanceolatum), buckthorn (Rhamnus sp.) (tourn),
hemp plant (Cannabis sativa), and ragweed (Ambrosiaceae). (Neb. RS
16-230, 18-1719)
It is hereby determined to be a public nuisance to permit or
maintain any growth of eight inches or more in height of weeds, grasses,
or worthless vegetation on any lot or piece of ground located within
the corporate limits during any calendar year, if, within the same
calendar year, the City has previously acted to remove weeds, grasses,
or worthless vegetation exceeding 12 inches in height on the same
lot or piece of ground and had to seek recovery of the costs and expenses
of such work from the owner.
Any person who violates the prohibitions or provisions of this
article shall be deemed guilty of a violation. The penalty for such
violation shall be an amount not to exceed $500 for any one offense,
recoverable with costs, and in default of said payment the offender
shall stand committed to the County Jail until such fine and costs
are paid. Each period of 24 hours during or on which a violation occurs
or continues shall be deemed a separate offense.