[Adopted 11-20-1972 by Art. I of Ord. No. 271]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
WEEDS
Includes grass and other vegetation, except trees and shrubs, which have grown to a height of six inches or more.
COST OF REMOVAL
Includes administrative costs of 10%.
[Amended 2-7-2002 by Ord. No. 440]
[Amended 7-6-2021 by Ord. No. 517]
All snow and ice remaining on the public sidewalk more than 36 hours after its deposit thereon is a public nuisance. The owner and occupant of any property adjacent to a public sidewalk shall use due diligence to keep such walks safe for pedestrians. No such owner or occupant shall allow snow or ice to remain on the walk longer than 36 hours after its deposit thereon.
All weeds whether noxious as defined by law or not, and grass, growing upon any lot or parcel of land outside the traveled portion of any street or alley in the City of Breckenridge, to a greater height than six inches, or which have gone or are about to go to seed, are a nuisance. The owner and the occupant shall abate or prevent such nuisance on such property and on land outside the traveled portion of the street or alley abutting on such property.
[Amended 5-7-2018 by Ord. No. 499; 7-6-2021 by Ord. No. 517]
A. 
In the event that any person fails to remove snow or ice from the sidewalks within the required time, the Codes Administrator or other designated representative of the City shall mail or deliver a written notice to the owner or occupant of the abutting property ordering removal of such snow or ice within 12 hours.
B. 
If such snow or ice is not removed within such time, the Codes Administrator or other designated representative of the City shall cause such snow and ice to be removed. A record showing the cost of such removal adjacent to each separate lot and parcel shall then be delivered to the City Administrator or his/her designee. The City Administrator or his/her designee shall then bill the property owner or occupant for the cost of such removal.
C. 
The cost of such removal shall constitute a perpetual lien against the abutting property and, if not promptly paid, shall be levied as a special assessment.
D. 
Notwithstanding anything in this article to the contrary, when it is not possible to notify the owner or occupant or in cases where an owner or occupant has ignored a previous notice, no notice need be given.
[Amended 6-1-1992 by Ord. No. 417]
A. 
In the event that an owner or occupant fails to remove weeds and grass, the Codes Administrator for the city shall mail or deliver to such owner or occupant a written notice requiring removal of such weeds and grass within 72 hours after the delivery notice.
B. 
If the owner or occupant fails to take any action to remove such weeds and grass within the 72 hours, the Codes Administrator shall cause such weeds and grass to be removed and shall send a record of the cost thereof to the City Administrator or his/her designee.
[Amended 5-7-2018 by Ord. No. 499]
C. 
All charges for removing weeds and grass shall be a perpetual lien against the property. The City Administrator or his/her designee shall bill the owner or occupant for the cost of removing such weeds and grass, and if such bills are not paid, a special assessment shall be levied against the property involved.
[Amended 5-7-2018 by Ord. No. 499]
D. 
Notwithstanding anything in this article to the contrary, when it is not possible to notify the owner or occupant or in cases where an owner or occupant has ignored a previous notice, no notice need be given.