(A) Any owner, occupant, or person in charge of any property under the jurisdiction of the city shall remove at his or her own expense any trees, brush, wood, or debris infected with Dutch Elm disease or other infestations or infectious disease found thereon when so notified by the city to do so. The City Council shall cause to be mailed to such owner, occupant, or person, written notice that he, she, or they may appear before the said City Council at an appointed time not less than 14 days from the date of mailing of said written notice to show cause why said trees, brush, wood, or debris should not be declared a public nuisance.
(B) At said meeting, the City Council may resolve and declare the same to be a public nuisance and may order its removal by said owner, occupant, or person within 21 days from the date of service of said resolution and order on said owner, occupant, or person.
(C) (1) Any diseased vegetation stored in the city shall be debarked or covered with four to six mil clear plastic from April 1 to October 1, such plastic to be sealed by placing all edges in a three to four-inch trench covered with soil.
(2) In addition, any diseased vegetation which is removed and not stowed in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be properly disposed of by burning or burying in a designated disposal site.
(Ord. 581, passed 4-9-2007) Penalty, see § 95.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL § 9-32-12