[R.O. 2001 § 220.120; CC 1984 § 65.010]
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 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 Marshal 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 Marshal 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 to be prepared and to be collected by the Collector
with other taxes assessed against the property; and the tax bill from
the date of its issuance shall be a first lien on the property until
paid and shall be prima facie evidence of the recitals therein and
of its validity, and no mere clerical error or informality in the
same, or in the proceedings leading up to the issuance, shall be a
defense thereto. Each special tax bill shall be issued by the City
Clerk and delivered to the Collector on or before the first day of
June of each year. Such tax bills if not paid when due shall bear
interest at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum.
[R.O. 2001 § 220.130; CC 1984 § 65.040]
A. Each person who shall neglect to cut and remove weeds, grass or other vegetation as directed in this Chapter, or who shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of any notice herein provided, or who shall resist or obstruct the City Marshal or other representative of the City in the cutting and removal of weeds, grass and other vegetation shall upon conviction thereof be guilty of an ordinance violation. The preparation of a tax bill as authorized by Section
215.120 shall not relieve any person of liability under this Section.
1.
Each person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be penalized as provided in Section
100.220 of this Code.
2.
As provided in Section
100.220 of this Code, each day on which a violation of this Chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[R.O. 2001 § 220.140; CC 1984 § 65.050]
As required by Section
215.120 of this Code, it is the duty of each owner, lessee or occupant to remove weeds between the sidewalk or property line of his/her land and any street.