[Amended 7-17-1995 by Ord. No. 95-06]
No person owning any premises shall permit or maintain on any such premises any growth of noxious weeds; nor any growth of grass or other rank vegetation to a greater height than six inches on the average; nor any accumulation of dead weeds, grass or brush on any lot less than one acre in size. On lots in excess of one acre in size, no person owning any premises shall permit or maintain within 50 feet from the edge of the street or property line, any growth of noxious weeds; nor any growth of grass or other rank vegetation to a greater height than six inches on the average; nor any accumulation of dead weeds, grass or brush. Noxious weeds shall include Canada thistle (Circium arvense), dodders (any species of Custcuta), mustards (charlock, black mustard and Indian mustard, species of Brassica or Sinapis), wild carrot (Daucus carota), bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), perennial sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis), hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana), ragweed (ambrosia elatior 1.) and poison ivy (rhus toxicondendron), poison sumac (toxicondendron vernix).
[Amended 7-17-1995 by Ord. No. 95-06]
It shall be the duty of the owner of any premises within the City to cut and remove or destroy by lawful means all such noxious weeds and grass as often as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of § 82-86.
[Amended 7-17-1995 by Ord. No. 95-06; 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. 23-04]
If any person shall fail to comply with the provisions of § 82-87 by the specified time, the City may, after providing a twenty-four-hour violation notice, cause all such grass and noxious weeds to be cut or destroyed upon lands of the person not complying with the provisions of this article. Said violation notice may be either presented to the occupant of the premises or posted on the premises. The costs of any such notice and removal fees shall be assessed against the owner of the property. The Director of the Department shall keep an accurate account of all expense incurred with respect to each parcel of land entered upon in carrying out the provisions of this article and shall make a sworn statement of the account and present it to the City Clerk.
[Amended 7-17-1995 by Ord. No. 95-06; 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. 23-04]
A copy of the sworn statement provided for in § 82-88, including an account of the costs incurred on each of the several descriptions or parcels of property, shall be transmitted to the City Treasurer. The City Treasurer shall add to all such accounts an additional fee to cover the costs of publication, overhead and other expense. Notice shall be given by first-class mail sent to the last known address of the owner (as shown on the assessment roll of the City) or by publication. Where payment is not made within such time limit, the Clerk shall report this fact to the Assessor, who shall spread such amounts charged against the several persons or descriptions of real property chargeable therewith on the next tax roll for the collection of City taxes.
[Amended 7-17-1995 by Ord. No. 95-06]
The City Clerk shall on or before May 1 of each year give notice of requirements and provisions of this article by publishing a notice once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the City.
[Amended 7-17-1995 by Ord. No. 95-06]
Exempted from the provisions of this article are flower gardens, plots of shrubbery, vegetable gardens and small grain plots. An exemption under the terms of this section cannot be claimed unless the land has been cultivated and cared for in a manner appropriated to such exempt categories.
[Added 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. 23-04]
Fees and expenses levied under this article shall be as established from time to time by City Council resolution.