(a) All noxious weeds and undesirable vegetation shall be cut and removed or destroyed by the owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or person having care or control of a plot of ground upon which such vegetation is growing as hereinafter described:
(1) All parcels in a recorded subdivision in their entirety;
(2) All residentially zoned property not within a recorded subdivision where subject property is less than two acres in area and fronts a public right-of-way;
(3) All land which lies within 25 feet of a lot line which is adjacent to lots or lands upon which a residential dwelling or commercial building exists, whether or not such dwelling or building is occupied;
(4) All land which lies within 50 feet of a dedicated thoroughfare.
This section shall not apply to lands which are used for agricultural or horticultural purposes.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 698.02.
(Ord. 40-92. Passed 3-23-92; Ord. 123-05. Passed 7-11-05; Ord. 58-09. Passed 6-8-09.)