[Ord. No. 25-15, 10-18-2025]
A. 
All weeds and grasses in violation of this Chapter is declared a public nuisance. All weeds and grasses of a height of sixteen (16) inches or more are declared a public nuisance.
B. 
All trees in the Village upon any property which have been declared dead by the Board of Trustees are a nuisance and a hazard to the public welfare.
C. 
All invasive non-native, exotic plant species are declared a public nuisance. The planting, cultivation and propagation of all invasive non-native, exotic plant species shall be prohibited on all property, public or private. Invasive non-native, exotic plant species are as defined by the Missouri Department of Conservation, which include, but are not limited to, the following plants:
1. 
Autumn olive, Elaeagnus umbellate.
2. 
Bamboo, Phyllostachys varieties.
3. 
Bush honeysuckle, Lonicera maackii.
4. 
Callery pear, Pyrus calleryana.
5. 
Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense.
6. 
Chinese yarn, Dioscorea oppositifolia.
7. 
Common buckthorn, Rhamnus cathartica.
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Common reed, Phragmites australis.
9. 
Crown vetch, Secutigera varia.
10. 
Common and cut-leaved teasel, Dipsacus fullonum.
11. 
Garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolate.
12. 
Hydrilla, Hydrilla verticillata.
13. 
Japanese honeysuckle, Lonicera japonica.
14. 
Japanese hop, Humulus japonicas.
15. 
Japanese knotweed, Fallopia japonica.
16. 
Japanese stiltgrass, microstegium vimineum.
17. 
Johnson grass, Sorghum halepense.
18. 
Kudzu, pueraria lobate.
19. 
Leafy spurge, Euphorbia esula.
20. 
Multiflora rose, Rosa multiflora.
21. 
Musk thistle, Carduus nutans.
22. 
Old world bluestems, Bothriochloa bladhii and B. ischaemum.
23. 
Purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria.
24. 
Reed canary grass, Phalaris arundinacea.
25. 
Sericea lespedeza, Lespedeza cuneate.
26. 
Spotted knapweed, Centaurea maculosa.
27. 
Tall fescue, Festuca arundinacea.
28. 
White and yellow sweet clover, Melilotus officinalis and M. albus.
29. 
Wintercreeper, Euonvmous fortunei.
[Ord. No. 25-15, 10-18-2025]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any owner or lessee of any property within the Village to fail to remove any nuisance violation after having been duly notified as set forth in this Section.
B. 
Whenever private property abuts a public right-of-way or easement belonging to the Village, or any public entity, and there exists in such right-of-way or easement a tree lawn or grassy area between the private property line and the edge of the street pavement, then such tree lawn or grassy area shall be considered, for purposes of this Section requiring cutting of grass and weeds, to be a part of the private lot which abuts the right-of-way or easement, and it shall be the duty of those responsible under this Section for the maintenance of the private lot to equally maintain the tree lawn or grassy area within the abutting right-of-way or easement, and all of the provisions of this Section shall apply with equal force and effect to said tree lawn or grassy area.
C. 
Whenever the Board of Trustees ascertains that weeds, noxious weeds or dead trees are present on any lot or land within the Village, it shall cause to be sent a notice to the owner or other person in control of such lot or land, that the weeds, noxious weeds or dead trees must be removed within seven (7) days after such notice is served.
[Ord. No. 25-15, 10-18-2025]
A. 
If the owner or other person in control of any lot or land fails to comply with a notice given, pursuant to this Article, within seven (7) days, the Board of Trustees may cause such noxious weeds or vegetation to be destroyed. The Board of Trustees shall have the right to have a duly authorized agent acting for it to enter upon property on which noxious weeds or trees are growing for the purpose of abating the public nuisance and may use any suitable means or assistance for the purpose of destroying and removing such weeds or trees either by employees of the Village or by contract with some responsible person.
B. 
The Board of Trustees shall keep an accurate account of the cost of destroying and removing such weeds, noxious weeds or trees and abating the nuisance and shall cause a special tax bill or nuisance fee against the property from which such weeds, noxious weeds or trees were cut and removed to be issued and collected with other taxes assessed against such property. The tax bill from the date of its issuance shall be a first lien upon such property until paid and shall be prima facie evidence of the recitals therein contained and of its validity. No mere clerical error or informality in the same or in the proceedings leading up to the issuance thereof shall be a defense thereto. As part of the cost of cutting and removing such weeds or trees, each special tax bill shall include a charge to be established by ordinance for computing, making, certifying and recording the bill. Each special tax bill shall bear interest at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum beginning thirty (30) days after the date of its issuance.