[2003 Code, § 90.50; Ord. 082003, passed 7-8-2003]
It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or occupant, or any agent, servant, representative or employee of any such owner, lessee or occupant having control of any occupied lot or land, or any part thereof in the city to permit or maintain on any such lot or land or on or along the sidewalk, street or alley adjacent to the same between the property line and the curb or middle of the alley or for ten feet outside the property line if there be no curb, any growth of weeds, grass or other rank vegetation to a greater height than 12 inches on the average, or any accumulation of dead weeds, grass or brush. It shall also be unlawful for any such person or persons to cause, suffer or allow poison ivy, ragweed or other poisonous plant or plants detrimental to health to grow on any such lot or land in such manner that any part of such poison ivy, ragweed or other poisonous or harmful weed shall extend upon, overhang or border any public place or allow seed, pollen or other poisonous particles to emanate therefrom to be carried through the air into any public place.
[2003 Code, § 90.51; Ord. 082003, passed 7-8-2003]
It shall be the duty of any owner, lessee or occupant of any lot or land to cut and remove or cause to be cut and removed all such weeds, grass or other rank, poisonous or harmful vegetation as often as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of § 90.60 of this chapter.
[2003 Code, § 90.52; Ord. 082003, passed 7-8-2003; Ord. 101309, passed 10-13-2009]
(A) 
Liability. Whenever weeds 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.
(B) 
Notice. The Police Chief or Building Commissioner/Inspector shall give a hearing after ten 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 police may declare the weeds to be a nuisance.
(C) 
Disposition. In case the weeds are not cut down and removed within five days, the police shall have the weeds cut down removed and shall certify the costs of same to City Clerk.
(D) 
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 more clerical error or informality in the same, or in the proceedings leading up to 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 June 1 of each year. Such tax bills, if not paid when due, shall bear interest at the rate of 9% per annum.
[2003 Code, § 90.53; Ord. 082003, passed 7-8-2003; Ord. 101309, passed 10-13-2009]
(A) 
(1) 
Any such person who shall neglect to cut or remove weeds, grass or other vegetation as directed in this subchapter, or shall violate any of the provisions of this subchapter who shall resist or obstruct the Police Chief or Building Commissioner/Inspector or his or her employees in cutting and removing weeds, grass and other vegetation shall be considered guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) 
Each day on which such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(B) 
All buildings being sold and/or rented must be inspected and comply with all codes and ordinance before being issued an occupancy permit.
(C) 
Before any vacant building can be occupied it must be inspected and comply with all codes and ordinances before being issued an occupancy permit.
[2003 Code, § 90.99; Ord. 1988-1, passed 4-12-1988; Ord. 7899, passed 6-8-1999; Ord. 9903, passed 9-9-2003; Ord. 90.43, passed 9-9-2003]
(A) 
Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
(B) 
Any person violating the terms of § 90.02 of this chapter shall pay a fine not exceeding $500.
(C) 
The violation of § 90.33 of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor and any person found guilty of violating § 90.33 of this chapter shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500, plus the costs incurred by the city in the seizure and storage of said property.
(D) 
Any person found in violation of § 90.46 of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $300 or by imprisonment in the County Jail not to exceed 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.