(a) All brush, briers, burrs, Russian and Canadian thistles or noxious weeds, four or more inches in height and within twenty-five feet of abutting public streets irrespective of modifying terms such as street, avenue, road, etc., are hereby declared a public nuisance.
(b) No person, after having been notified by the Division of Police shall permit or cause to be maintained upon his premises a public nuisance as defined in subsection (a) hereof.
(c) It shall be the duty of the owner, occupant or agent in charge of any such land in the Municipality to remove from such land any weeds thereon of four or more inches in height within seven days, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, after notice to do so. However, the foregoing provision shall apply to land within the Municipality used exclusively for agricultural purposes only to within the unimproved right of way abutting public streets as defined in subsection (a) hereof.
(d) Whenever there are upon any aforesaid defined lands within the Municipality weeds of four or more inches in height, and no person can be found in the Municipality who either is or claims to represent such owner, as aforesaid, the Manager shall give notice by publication once in one newspaper of general circulation in the Municipality, requiring the removal. Such notice shall specify the land from which weeds are to be removed, the character of the work to be done and the time allowed for doing the same.
(e) If such weeds are not removed as provided and within the time so specified by the notice required by subsection (d) hereof, it shall be the duty of the Manager to cause their removal and the owner of such property shall be held liable to the Municipality for the cost incurred by the removal of the weeds, including the cost of advertising.
(f) It shall be the duty of the owner, occupant or agent in charge of any land abutting upon any street, as defined in subsection (a) hereof, within seven days after the notice from the Manager, to remove any weeds growing along the street edge, curb, or the sidewalk portions of the street, lane, alley or public place. (Ord. 1983-14. Passed 6-7-83.)
(g) The City Manager, Division of Police, or other designated official shall be required to provide only one notice per calendar year for similar violations on the same property and for the same owner. The original violation notice must state that citations for similar violations within the calendar year may be made without additional notification.
(Ord. 2002-28. Passed 11-6-02.)
(h) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 1983-14. Passed 6-7-83; Ord. 2002-28. Passed 11-6-02.)