No owner of land in the City, shall permit weeds to grow thereon to a height in excess of eight inches in height, or to mature seeds thereon, or fail to cut and destroy such weeds when notified by the City to do so, in accordance with Section 555.02. Failure to cut or destroy such weeds is hereby declared a nuisance and a hazard to the health and safety of the residents of the City.
As used in this chapter, "Weeds" shall be defined as all noxious weeds, and all grasses, annual plants, plant growth and vegetation, other than trees or shrubs, provided, however, that such shall not include cultivated flowers and gardens. "Noxious weeds", as used in this chapter, includes thistle, burdock, jimson weed, ragweed, milkweed, mullein, poison ivy and other vegetation of rank growth.
(a) No owner of land in the City shall permit litter to be placed and not removed from the owner's land when notified by the City to remove the litter, in accordance with Section 555.02. Failure to remove litter is hereby declared a nuisance and a hazard to the health and safety of the residents of the City.
As used in this chapter, "Litter" includes any garbage, waste, peelings of vegetables or fruits, rubbish, ashes, cans, bottles, wire, paper, cartons, boxes, parts of automobiles, wagons, furniture, glass, oil of an unsightly or unsanitary nature, or anything else of an unsightly or unsanitary nature.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Each day the violation continues beyond the five-day period provided for in the notice to cut weeds; and each day the violation continues beyond the fifteen-day period provided for in the notice to remove litter, as outlined in Section 555.02, each violation shall be deemed a separate offense.
(Ord. 08-05. Passed 6-16-08.)