§ 90.21 GRASS, SHRUBBERY, WEEDS, AND NOXIOUS GROWTH.

   (A)   (1)   No owner or person in charge of property shall permit weeds or other noxious vegetation to grow upon his or her property.

      (2)   It shall be the duty of an owner or person in charge of property to cut down or to destroy grass or weeds that exceed six inches in height; to cut down or to destroy the uncontrolled growth of noxious vegetation as often as needed to prevent them from becoming unsightly, from becoming a fire hazard, or, in the case of weeds or other noxious vegetation, from maturing or from going to seed.

   (B)   For the purposes of this section, NOXIOUS VEGETATION means (the enumeration of which shall not be construed to be exclusive):

      (1)   Vegetation that is or is likely to become:

         (a)   A health hazard;

         (b)   A fire hazard; or

         (c)   A traffic hazard because it impairs the view of the public thoroughfare or otherwise makes use of the thoroughfare hazardous.

      (2)   Poison Oak;

      (3)   Poison Ivy;

      (4)   Wild Morning Glory; and/or

      (5)   Blackberry bushes that extend into a public way, a pathway frequented by children, cross a property line, or that are used for a habitation by trespassers.

(Ord. 652, passed 4-4-2018)