(a) No owner of any lot or parcel of land of three acres or less within this City shall fail to keep the weeds and grass cut and trimmed upon the property, including the public right of way upon which such property abuts. The owner shall cut such weeds and grass so that height of weeds and grass shall not exceed six inches at any time of year.
(b) If any owner fails to keep the grass and weeds on such property cut and trimmed as provided in subsection (a) hereof, the Mayor and/or his designee shall notify, in writing, the owner of such property that the grass and weeds thereon must be cut within five days and in case such notice is not complied with it shall be the duty of the Mayor and/or his designee to cause such grass and weeds to be cut and trimmed and the expense thereof shall be charged to the owner of such property and in default of payment thereof the same together with a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%) of such costs and expense shall be assessed and certified to the County Auditor for collection as special taxes and assessments. Such remedy shall be in addition to the penalty provided in subsection (c) hereof.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 87-5636. Passed 7-9-87.)