[1972 Code § 6-4.1]
It shall be the duty of any owner or tenant or person in possession
of any lands in the City:
a.
To keep such lands free of brush, weeds, dead and dying trees, stumps,
roots, obnoxious growths, filth, garbage, trash and debris, where
the same are inimical to the preservation of public health, safety
or general welfare of the City, or which may constitute a fire hazard.
b.
Where the lands abut or border upon a public street in the City,
to remove all grass, weeds, brush and other debris from that part
of the street bordering on their respective lands.
[1972 Code § 6-4.2; Ord. No. O-09-28 § 2]
Whenever the Health Officer shall deem it necessary and expedient
for the preservation of the public health, safety, general welfare
or the elimination of a fire hazard, or upon investigation of a complaint
of any resident, officer or employee of the City, he may order the
owner, tenant or person in possession of the lands on which grass,
weeds, trash or other debris are found to exist, to remove the same
within 10 days, or to cause the removal thereof if the order is not
complied with.
[1972 Code § 6-4.3; Ord. No. O-09-28 § 2; amended 12-14-2022 by Ord. No. O-22-44]
After an investigation of a complaint of any resident, officer
or employee of the City, or upon his own motion, the Health Officer
or his/her agent and/or the Director of Public Works and/or his/her
designee(s) shall investigate the conditions complained of. If the
reported conditions are found to exist, the Director shall notify
the owner, tenant, or person in possession of the lands complained
of, in writing, either personally or by registered mail, to remove
such brush, weeds, dead or dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growth,
filth, garbage, trash, or other debris, within 10 days after receipt
of the notice. The Health Officer or his/her agent and/or the Director
of Public Works and/or his/her designee(s) shall reinspect the lands
in question to determine whether or not the condition complained of
has been abated or remedied.
[1972 Code § 6-4.4; Ord. No. O-09-28 § 2]
In the event the owner, tenant or person in possession of the
lands in question shall refuse or neglect to abate or remedy the condition
complained of within 10 days after receipt of notice, the Health Officer
shall cause the condition complained of to be abated and remedied
and shall certify the cost to the Council, which shall examine the
certificate and, if found correct, cause the cost to be charged against
the lands. The amount shall become a lien upon the lands and shall
be added to and become and form a part of the taxes next to be assessed
and levied upon such lands, the same to bear interest at the same
rate as taxes, which shall be collected and enforced by the same officer
and in the same manner as taxes.
