(a) No owner, occupant or person in charge of any premises shall allow or permit thereon any growth of weeds to the height of more than six inches, nor shall any person allow or permit the growth of any weeds or grass upon any part of any sidewalk abutting said premises.
(b) All premises shall be maintained by the owners, occupants or persons in charge thereof, free of vegetation which affords a breeding place for insects, reptiles or rodents and upon all premises not devoted to agricultural uses, the grass thereon shall be trimmed to a height of not more than six inches.
(c) Grass, weeds and vegetation, when cut down shall be removed from the premises and disposed of in such a manner as not to create a nuisance.
(d) Whenever garbage, rubbish, trash or other refuse shall be allowed to accumulate upon any premises within the Town of Eleanor, in such quantities as to be a fire hazard or detrimental to public health or other in violation of this section, the owner or person in charge of property upon which such accumulation is found shall be jointly and severally responsible for its removal and shall be required to remove or cause to be removed such accumulation within forty- eight hours after receipt of notice to do so from the Mayor or the Town Council of Eleanor; and if both the owner and/or the person in charge of such property fails within the time indicated in the notice to comply with such notice, the Mayor or the Town Council shall thereupon authorize and direct the Street Department to remove such accumulations of refuse; and after removal of such refuse, the Town of Eleanor shall collect from the property owner the amount of the expense the Town incurred in such removal. The Town of Eleanor shall have the authority to place a lien on the property in question regarding the collection of the charges assessed by this section.
(Ord. 92-3. Passed 11-5-92.)
(e) Whenever any owner, occupant or person in charge of any premises shall allow or permit any growth of weeds or grass to a height greater than six inches, as noted in subsections (a) and (b) hereof, such person shall be jointly and severally responsible for cutting and/or removal of such weeds and grass, and such person shall be required to make such cutting and/or removal within forty-eight hours after receipt of notice to do so from the Mayor or the Town Council of Eleanor; and if such person fails within the time indicated in the notice to comply with the notice, and fails to present good cause as to why such cutting and/or removal was not completed, the Mayor or the Town Council shall thereupon authorize and direct the Street Department to enter onto such premises and cut and/or remove such weeds and grass. Following such removal, the Town of Eleanor shall collect from the property owner and/or person in charge of such premises the amount of the expense the Town incurred in such cutting or removal. The Town of Eleanor shall have the authority to place a lien on the property in question regarding the collection of the charges assessed by this section. (A.O.)