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.