(A) If any owner of any lot or tract of land within the city shall neglect or fail to destroy such weeds or maintain all weeds less than ten inches in height for the growing season, the weeds will be cut and destroyed by city employees with the authority and under the direction of the Director of Public Works or his or her designee. The cost thereof shall be charged to the lot or parcel of ground upon which such weeds were destroyed and against the property abutting upon the street from which weeds are cut by the city.
(B) The cost of the destruction of such weeds shall be the cost on file in the City Finance Office, which cost shall be determined annually by the City Council. Such lien shall accumulate interest at the rate of 18% per annum until paid. The Director of Public Works or his or her designee shall make a return of such costs and shall file the same with the City Finance Officer or his or her designee who, in turn, shall state the costs to be charged to each lot and tract of land, and said tax shall be certified by the City Finance Officer or his or her designee to the County Auditor or his or her designee, together with other taxes, under a separate column headed for the destruction of noxious, dangerous and unhealthy vegetation, and such taxes shall be collected as other taxes in and for the city. The City Finance Officer or his or her designee shall also file a tax lien with the County Register of Deeds.
(Prior Code, § L-2-4) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL § 9-32-12