[Ord. No. 2023-26, 8-14-2023]
Any owner, lessee or occupant having control of any lot of ground
or any part of any lot, shall keep the high grass, weeds, and/or other
rank vegetation growing on such property cut and removed. Whenever
such high grass, weeds, and/or other rank vegetation shall attain
the height of eight (8) inches or greater, it shall be deemed a public
nuisance. Whenever private property abuts a public right-of-way or
easement belonging to the City of Overland, or any public entity,
and there exists in such right-of-way or easement a tree lawn or grassy
area between the private property line and the midline of said right-of-way
or easement, then such tree lawn or grassy area shall be considered,
for purposes of this Article requiring cutting of grass, weeds, and/or
other rank vegetation to be a part of the private lot which abuts
the right-of-way or easement, and it shall be the duty of those responsible
under this Article for the maintenance of the private lot to equally
maintain the tree lawn or grassy area within the abutting right-of-way
or easement, and all of the provisions of this Article shall apply
with equal force and effect to said tree lawn or grassy area.
[Ord. No. 2023-26, 8-14-2023]
It shall be unlawful for any person to create or maintain a nuisance as defined in Section 225.210.
[Ord. No. 2023-26, 8-14-2023]
Whenever weeds, high grass, and/or other rank vegetation in violation of Section 225.210 of this Article, are allowed to grow on any part of any lot or ground within the City, any owner, lessee or occupant having control of any lot of ground or any part of any lot, shall be liable.
[Ord. No. 2023-26, 8-14-2023]
For the purpose of this Article, weeds and rank vegetable growth
which exhale unpleasant and noxious odors, poison ivy, poison oak,
poison sumac, and high vegetable growth that may conceal filthy deposits
upon any lot or parcel of ground in the City shall be deemed rank
vegetation.
[Ord. No. 2023-26, 8-14-2023]
All invasive non-native, exotic plant species are declared a
public nuisance. The planting, cultivation and propagation of all
invasive non-native, exotic plant species shall be prohibited on all
property within the City. Those areas where invasive non-native, exotic
plant species are existing on the date of this Article shall be managed
by the property owner so that such areas do not expand and so that
the invasive non-native, exotic plant species do not grow over or
cross into the property belonging to another person or to within ten
(10) feet of any public or private roadway or sidewalk.
[Ord. No. 2023-26, 8-14-2023]
Weeds, non-native, exotic plant species, and rank vegetation
when cut down must be removed from the lot and disposed of in such
manner as not to create a nuisance.
[Ord. No. 2023-26, 8-14-2023]
Abatement of said nuisances shall conform to the procedures set forth in Section 225.030 of the Code.
[Ord. No. 2023-26, 8-14-2023]
If grass, weeds, non-native, exotic plant species, or other rank vegetation are permitted to exist on private property in violation of this Chapter more than one (1) time during the same growing season and, notice of violation pursuant to Section 225.030(A) of the Code, was delivered to the owner or other person in control of such property for any such prior violation during the same growing season, then the Director or his/her designee, may, without further notification to such owner or other person in control of such property, remove, or alter such encroaching items or nuisances, and may collect the total cost of such removal in the manner set forth in Section 225.030(C) of the Code. The Director or his/her designee may hire and enter into contracts with independent contractors to abate such nuisances.
