The Mayor and Council are hereby authorized and empowered to notify, in writing, the owner of any lot, place, or area within the town, or the agent of the owner, to cut, destroy and/or remove any weeds, grass, or deleterious, unhealthful growths or other noxious matter found growing, lying, or located on the owner's property or upon the sidewalk abutting the same. The notice shall be served by registered mail and addressed to the owner, or agent of the owner, at his or her last known address.
(Prior Code, § 54-2)