(A) Owners or occupant of premises required to keep the same clean.
(1) Every person owning or occupying any premises in the corporate limits shall keep the premises free from noxious weeds, trash and all other forms of animal or vegetable refuse which may be dangerous or prejudicial to the public health, or which may constitute a public nuisance. No owner or occupant of any premises shall bury therein any animal or vegetable matter which, upon decaying, may become dangerous or prejudicial to the public health, or may constitute a nuisance.
(2) The large metal boxes commonly known as dumpsters are a type of trash container, as the term is used herein. The dumpsters are, however, referred to in this section by specific name for purposes of emphasis and clarity.
(3) All garbage, waste materials, refuse, debris, cardboard or other materials placed in a dumpster, shall be completely contained within the dumpster. No garbage, waste materials, refuse, debris, cardboard or other materials shall be placed on the ground or area around the dumpster or shall protrude from the top or sides of the dumpsters.
(B) Person violating section to be notified.
(1) If any person shall violate the provisions of division (A) above, it shall be the duty of law enforcement or the town staff to give notice to the owner or person in possession of the premises that within 15 days, or sooner from the date of the notice, all weeds, trash and other offensive animal or vegetable matter, be removed from the lot.
(2) Should any owner or occupant fail to comply with notice, law enforcement shall proceed to have removed, and the owner or occupant shall be responsible to the town for the cost thereof.
(C) Weeds; time for cutting.
(1) Every owner or person in possession of a vacant lot, within the corporate limits, also excluding agriculture use, shall shrub down, within four inches of the ground, all weeds, grass or other noxious growth from the lot at least twice each year; the first not later than June 15 and the second not later than August 15 of each and every year. The vacant lots purchased through the Hazard Mitigation program must comply with § 91.09 of this code.
(2) If the weeds or other noxious growth are not cut in compliance with this section, the Street Superintendent shall proceed to have the weeds or other noxious growth cut, and the owner or person in possession of the lot, shall be responsible to the town for the cost thereof.
(3) Assessment of cost removal will be as follows: the Town of Clyde will charge $40 per hour per man if we mow, plus 5% for inspection and additional costs in connection therewith. The owner will be notified by certified mail that they have 30 days to pay the costs. At the end of 30 days if the owner fails to comply with payment, such cost shall be added to the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such lot. This amount will be subject to the same interest and shall be collected and enforced by the same officer and in the same manner as taxes.
(Prior Code, Ch. G, Art. I, § 4) (Ord. passed 8-9-2006; Am. Ord. passed - -; Am. Ord. passed 3-11-2021) Penalty, see § 10.99