[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Warrensburg as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[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.
A. 
It shall be unlawful to attach any wire or other rope to any tree without permission of the President and Board of Trustees.
B. 
Any person or company given the right to maintain poles and wires in the streets, alleys or other public places in the Village shall, in the absence of provision in the franchise concerning the subject, keep such wires and poles free from and away from any trees or shrubs in such places so far as may be possible and shall keep all such trees and shrubs properly trimmed and subject to the supervision of the Streets and Alleys Superintendent so that no injury shall be done to the poles or wires or shrubs and trees by contact.
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.
A. 
Any tree or shrub which overhangs any sidewalk, street or other public place in the Village in such a way as to impede or interfere with traffic or travel on such public place shall be trimmed by the owner of the abutting premises on which such tree or shrub grows so that the obstruction shall cease.
B. 
Any limb of a tree which has become likely to fall on or across any public way or place shall be removed by the owner of the premises on which such tree or shrub grows or stands.
[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.