[Adopted as Title 7, Ch. 6, of the 1978 Code]
It shall be unlawful to attach any sign, advertisement or notice
to any tree or shrub in any street, parkway or other public place.
In making excavations in streets or other public places, proper
care shall be taken to avoid injury to the roots of any tree or shrub,
wherever possible.
[Adopted as Title 8, Ch. 5, of the 1978 Code]
Any weeds such as jimson, burdock, ragweed, thistle, cockleburr
or other weeds of a like kind found growing in the Village are hereby
declared to be nuisances, and it shall be unlawful to permit any such
weeds to grow or remain in such places.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to permit any weeds, grass or
plants, other than trees, bushes, flowers or other ornamental plants,
to grow to a height exceeding one foot anywhere in the Village. Any
such plants or weeds exceeding such height are hereby declared to
be a nuisance.
It shall be a nuisance to plant or permit the growth of the
bush of the species of tall, common or European barberry, further
known as Barberis vulgaris, or its horticultural varieties within
the Village.
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly permit, allow
or maintain on any lot owned, controlled or leased by him in the Village
any poison ivy or other noxious weed or plant.
[Amended 9-20-2021 by Ord. No. 767]
It shall be the duty of the Village Administrative Clerk to
serve or cause to be served a notice upon the owner or occupant of
any such premises on which weeds or plants are permitted to grow in
violation of the provisions of this article and to demand the abatement
of the nuisance within 10 days.
[Amended 4-19-1982 by Ord. No. 414; 8-21-1995 by Ord. No. 537; 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764; 9-20-2021 by Ord. No. 767]
If the person so served does not abate the nuisance within 10 days after such notice, that person shall be deemed in violation of this article and shall be fined in accordance with Chapter
100, Article
III, of the Village Code. In addition to any other fines or punishments, if the nuisance is not abated within 10 days after notice, the Village may proceed to abate such nuisance, keeping an account of the expense thereof, and such expense shall be charged to and paid by the owner or occupant. The expense charged for said abatement shall be $25 per hour, or each part of an hour, for the time spent by Village employees to abate the nuisance. Whenever a bill for abatement has not been paid within 28 days after the expense has been incurred, the Village Administrative Clerk shall file a lien claim and the Village Attorney may be directed to foreclose on the lien, as provided by statute.