[Ord. No. 52 Art. III §1, 9-15-1975]
A. 
Failure To Keep Weeds, High Grass And Other Vegetation Cut And Removed, A Nuisance. All persons owning or occupying any lot or tract of land in the Village shall keep the weeds, high grass and other vegetation growing on such property cut and removed. Whenever such weeds, high grass or other vegetation shall attain the height of twelve (12) inches, it shall be deemed a public nuisance.
[Ord. No. 410, 11-17-2007]
B. 
Unlawful To Maintain Such Nuisance. It shall be unlawful for any person to create or maintain a nuisance as defined in Subsection (A).
C. 
Liability. Whenever weeds, high grass or other vegetation in violation of Subsection (A) of this Section are allowed to grow on any part of any lot or ground within the Village, the owner of the ground or, in case of joint tenancy, tenancy by entireties or tenancy in common, each owner thereof shall be liable.
D. 
Notice. The Board of Trustees or other Village Official as designated in such ordinance shall give a hearing after ten (10) days' notice thereof either personally or by United States mail to the owner or owners, or his/her or their agents, or by posting such notice on the premises; thereupon, the Board of Trustees or other designated Village Official may declare the weeds, high grass or other vegetation to be a nuisance and order the same to be abated within five (5) days.
E. 
Disposition. In case the weeds, high grass or other vegetation are not cut down and removed within the five (5) days, the Village Clerk or other designated Village Official shall have the weeds, high grass or other vegetation cut down and removed and shall certify the costs of same to the Village Clerk.
F. 
Tax Bill. The Village Clerk shall cause a special tax bill therefor against the property to be prepared and to be collected by the Collector with other taxes assessed against the property; and the tax bill from the date of its issuance shall be a first (1st) lien on the property until paid and shall be prima facie evidence of the recitals therein and of its validity, and no mere clerical error or informality in the same, or in the proceedings leading up to the issuance, shall be a defense thereto. Each special tax bill shall be issued by the Village Clerk and delivered to the Collector on or before the first (1st) day of June of each year. Such tax bills if not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum.
G. 
Limbs And Brush. Tree limbs overhanging on the public right-of-way must be kept trimmed to a minimum height requirement of fourteen (14) feet.
[Ord. No. 410, 11-17-2007]