Noxious weeds are defined as and shall include:
A.
Any and all weeds and other vegetation prohibited by § 66.0407,
Wis. Stats., or any Wisconsin Administrative Code provision, and as
they may be from time to time amended.
B.
Each and every of the following:
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Common Name(s)
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Botanical Name(s)
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Buckthorn
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Rhamnus cathartica
Rhamnus frangula
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Burdock (yellowdock)
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Artium lappa
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Field bindweed (wild morning glory)
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Convolvulus arvensis
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Garlic mustard
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Alliaria petiolata
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Goatsbeard (oyster plant, salsify)
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Tragopogon porrifolius
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Leafy spurge
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Euphorbia esula
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Marijuana
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Cannabis sativa
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Nettle
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Urtica dioica
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Oxeye daisy
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Chrysanthemum leucanthemu
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Pigweed (lambs quarters)
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Chenopodium album
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Poison ivy
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Rhus radicans
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Purple loosestrife
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Lythrum salicaria
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Quackgrass
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Bromus brizaeformis
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Ragweed (common)
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Ambrosia artemisifolia
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Ragweed (great)
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Ambrosia trifida
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Spotted knapweed
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Centaurea maculosa
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Thistle bull
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Cirsium vulgare
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Thistle canada
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Cirsium arvense
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Thistle musk or nodding
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Carduus nutans
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Thistle star (caltrops)
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Centaurea calicitrapa
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Thistle sow (field)
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Sonchus arvensis
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Thistle sow (common)
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Sonchus oleraceus
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Thistle sow (spiny leaved)
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Sonchus asper
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Sweet clover (yellow)
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Melilotus officinalis
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Sweet clover (white)
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Melilotus alba
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Winter cress
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Barbarea vulgaris
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Japanese bamboo
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Wild mustard
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No owner of property within the City shall permit to grow or
pollinate upon his or her property or upon any lands between the lot
line of his or her property and the curb or pavement fronting such
property any noxious weeds, grasses or brush that may cause or produce
hay fever in human beings, produce unpleasant or noxious odors or
conceal filthy deposits or provide a place for the accumulation of
trash or litter. In order to prevent such growth and pollination,
every property owner shall mow or cause to be mowed upon his or her
property all weeds and grasses exceeding eight inches in height and
all brush exceeding one foot in height. If any owner in the City neglects
or fails to cut the same after having been given a seven-day written
notice (only one such notice need be issued per property per calendar
year, thereafter enforcement action may proceed without prior notice)
by the Weed Commissioner or his or her designee, the Weed Commissioner
or Weed Commissioner's designee is authorized to enter upon such property
and cause the weeds, grasses or brush in violation of this section
to be cut or mowed in conformity with this section. Written notice
under this section shall be issued to the owner of such property and
shall state that such weeds and grasses have exceeded a height of
eight inches and that such shall be cut within a time designated by
the Weed Commissioner or Weed Commissioner's designee. The notice
shall be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the owner's
last known and reasonably ascertainable address.
A.
B.
Review of exemptions. All property exemptions will be reviewed on
a case-by-case basis by the Public Works Commission and the Weed Commissioner.
[Amended by Ord. No. 05-29]
C.
Waiver. The Weed Commissioner or Weed Commissioner's designee may
waive the provisions of this section in whole or part when, in the
Weed Commissioner or Weed Commissioner's designee's opinion, an application
for waiver is justified relative to grasses and other plants. A waiver
may be granted if the waiver will not cause a detraction from the
aesthetics of an area, not create a nuisance, and not otherwise detract
from the health, safety and welfare of near and neighboring residents,
and for other reasons in the sole judgment of the Weed Commissioner
or Weed Commissioner's designee.
This article shall be enforced by the Weed Commissioner or his
or her designee.
The fee for mowing or removal of noxious weeds, grasses or brush
by the City's Weed Commissioner or Weed Commissioner's designee shall
be no less than $500 in each instance of any such expended labor.
Any time spent on a property in excess of three hours shall be billed
at the rate of $250 per hour. In the event that City equipment is
damaged while mowing or otherwise applying an effort to bring property
into compliance with this article, the cost to repair the equipment
shall be added to the bill. If such fees and/or costs are not paid
by November 15 of the year in which they are billed, an administrative
fee equal to 10% of the actual cost shall also be charged to the property
owner. In the event of nonpayment thereafter, all such charges, costs
and fees shall be placed on the tax roll pursuant to § 66.0627,
Wis. Stats. The owner of such premises shall also be subject to a
forfeiture for violation of this article.
