[Adopted 8-1-1949]
It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or
occupant, having control of any occupied or unoccupied lot or land
or any part thereof in the Village of Perry, 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 curb, or for
10 feet outside the property line if there is no curb, 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 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 vegetation as often as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of § 465-1, provided that cutting and removing such weeds, grass and vegetation at least once in every three weeks between May 15 and September 15 shall be deemed to be a compliance with this article.
If the provisions of the foregoing sections
are not complied with, the Superintendent 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 article. 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 days after receipt
of such notice, or if no person can be found in the Village of Perry
who either is or claims to be the owner of such lot or land or who
either represents or claims to represent such owner, the Superintendent
of Public Works shall cause such weeds, grass or other vegetation
on such lot or land to be cut and removed, and the actual cost of
such cutting and removal, plus 5% for inspection and other additional
costs in connection therewith, shall be certified by the Superintendent
of Public Works to the Village Clerk 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 and in the same manner as taxes.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meaning indicated:
Includes natural persons, corporations and all other entities
of any kind capable of being sued.
A person violating this article shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment, in addition to any costs imposed under § 465-3 of this article.
