1. Any developed residential property within the City, whether vacant or occupied, is required to be mowed any time the vegetation reaches a height of more than six inches during the months of April, May, June, July, August, September, and October of each year. Vegetation shall be measured from the ground to the tip of the longest blade.
2. Any undeveloped residential property within the City is required to be mowed and maintained a minimum of at least one time per month during the months of May, June, July, August, September, and October of each year.
3. Any business and industrial areas within the City, whether vacant or occupied, are required to be mowed any time the vegetation reaches a height of more than six inches during the months of April, May, June, July, August, September, and October of each year. Vegetation shall be measured from the ground to the tip of the longest blade.
1. Vegetable and/or flower gardens, purposefully planted, shall be permitted if they are maintained.
2. Wood perennials, purposefully planted, shall be permitted if they are planted and maintained.
3. Prairie grass areas, wild flower planning areas, natural reserves and preserve areas, urban wood lots, wild life refuge and conservation areas, wetlands and natural water ways, all as recognized and identified by the City Council, a governmental agency, or a respective private conservation organization.
Any property which is not mowed as set out above may be mowed by the City or its agents, and a charge of $75.00 per hour for such mowing, plus a surcharge of $100.00, will be charged to the property owner. Any property owners who fail to mow their properties, thus allowing the same to be mowed by the City or its agents, and who do not provide payment for the mowing as required, will be assessed by the City for such costs, which will be collected in the same manner as general property taxes.
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