[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]