(A) Any person owning or having charge of land within the municipality, shall keep the property free and clear from all noxious weeds and rank vegetation.
(B) Noxious weeds and rank vegetation shall include but not be limited to:
(1) Any weeds such as poison ivy, jimson, burdock, ragweed, thistle, cocklebur, or other weeds of a like kind;
(2) Bushes of the species of tall, common, or European barberry, further known as berberis vulgaris or its horticultural varieties;
(3) Any weed or wild growth which, by reason of the pollen or seed spread by it, or the density of its growth, or its unsightliness, injuriously affects the public health, safety or welfare.
(C) All noxious weeds are declared nuisances.
('69 Code, § 96.01) (Ord. C-18, passed 2-14-55; Am. Ord. C-138, passed 3-9-59; Am. Ord. 2011-11, passed 8-8-11; Am. Ord. 2013-02, passed 3-11-13)