(a) Upon information that noxious weeds are growing on lands in the City and are nine inches in length or more, the City Engineer or assistants shall cause notice to be served on the owner or person having charge of such land that such weeds, rank vegetation, or grass must be cut and destroyed within three calendar days (seventy-two hours) after service of such notice.
(b) Notice shall be served by a law enforcement officer, by certified mail to the owner or occupant of the property in question or by publication, once in a newspaper of general circulation or by notice placard conspicuously posted on the property which contains the following information:
The address of the property, the date of the notice, the address and telephone number of the City Engineer Department and a warning that if the public nuisance is not removed within three days (seventy-two hours) after posting, the City may issue a citation or the City will abate the nuisance and seek recovery of the actual cost involved in the removal of the nuisance through billing and collection procedures or seek recovery pursuant to Section 543.09.
(Ord. 28-2008. Passed 7-21-08.)