[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Ogdensburg 12-15-1975 as Ch. 72 of the 1975 Ogdensburg Municipal Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 5-14-2018 by Ord. No. 9-2018]
It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or occupant or any agent or employee of any such owner, lessee or occupant having control of any occupied or unoccupied developed lot, or developed land or undeveloped land defined as "waterfront area" by Chapter 135 of this Code or any part thereof in the City of Ogdensburg 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 edge of the roadway, any growth of weeds, grass, or other rank vegetation to a greater height than 10 inches on the average or any accumulation of dead weeds, grass or brush. It shall also be unlawful for any such person to cause, suffer or allow poison ivy, ragweed or other poisonous plants 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 the seed, pollen or other poisonous particles or emanation therefrom to be carried through the air into any public place.
[Amended 5-14-2018 by Ord. No. 9-2018]
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 provision in § 83-1, between April 15 and October 15.
[Amended 5-14-2018 by Ord. No. 9-2018]
If the provisions of the foregoing sections are not complied with, the Director of Public Works shall serve written notice, upon the owner, lessee or occupant or any person having the care or control of any such lot or land to comply with the provisions of this chapter. If the person upon whom the notice is served fails, neglects or refuses to cut and remove or to cause to be cut and removed such weeds, grass or other vegetation within five business days from the date of mailing of such notice, the Director of Public Works shall cause such weeds, grass and other vegetation on such land or lands to be cut and may be removed by City staff or private contractor. The Director of Public Works will determine, through his/her inspection and if necessary, records from the appropriate agencies, whether a property can be safely entered and the work safely performed, either by City staff or private contractor. The actual cost of such cutting and removal, plus a $100 civil penalty for the first violation, $200 for the second violation and $400 for all subsequent violations (in the same calendar year) and a 10% inspection fee (based upon the sum of actual costs and civil penalty not to exceed $50), shall be certified by the Director of Public Works to the City Comptroller and shall thereupon become and be a lien upon the property on which such weeds, grass and other vegetation were located and shall be added to and become and form part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such lot or land and shall bear interest at the same rate as taxes and shall be collected and enforced by the same officer in the same manner as taxes.