(a)
Any
developed property upon which any weeds or grass exceed eight inches
in height is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
(b)
Any
undeveloped property upon which any weeds or grass exceed 12 inches
in height is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
(c)
A person
commits an offense if the person owns, occupies or controls any real
developed property upon which any weeds or grass exceed eight inches
in height.
(d)
A person
commits an offense if the person owns, occupies or controls any real
developed property and fails to maintain the right-of-way adjacent
to the property free of any weeds or grass that exceed eight inches
in height.
(e)
A person
commits an offense if the person owns, occupies or controls any real
undeveloped property upon which any weeds or grass exceed 12 inches
in height.
(f)
A person
commits an offense if the person owns, occupies or controls any real
undeveloped property and fails to maintain the right-of-way adjacent
to the property free of any weeds or grass that exceed 12 inches in
height.
(g)
A person
commits an offense if the person owns, occupies or controls any developed
real property upon which any weeds or grass exceed eight inches in
height underneath any vehicle, trailer or recreational equipment parked
or stored on such property.
(h)
A person
commits an offense if the person owns, occupies or controls any undeveloped
real property upon which any weeds or grass exceed 12 inches in height
underneath any vehicle, trailer or recreational equipment parked or
stored on the property.
(i)
For
the purposes of this section, all developed and undeveloped real property
include all areas of the property up to any paved public street or
roadway, including all curbs and gutters, for which the person who
owns, occupies or controls the property is responsible for keeping
free of any weeds or grass that exceed the specified height regulations.
(j)
The
provisions of this section apply to real property located within the
city.
[Ord. No. 828-97, § IV(2)(A), 12-9-1997; Ord. No. 829-98, § I, 1-27-1998; Ord. No. 1393-19, § 1, 6-10-2019]
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Editor’s note–Former Div. 2, Abatement Procedure,
which derived from Ord. No. 828-97 and Ord. No. 1014-05, was repealed
5-6-2014 by Ord. No. 1268-14.
