(a) The owner, occupant or person having the charge or management of any lot or parcel of land situated within the corporate limits of the Municipality, whether the same is improved or unimproved, vacant or occupied, shall cut or destroy or cause to be cut or destroyed any weeds or rank vegetation growing upon any such lot or parcel of land, and prevent the same from blooming or going to seed or exceeding a height of eighteen inches.
(b) In the event the owner does not cut or destroy weeds, the Street Commissioner shall cause a notice to be served on the owner advising that unless the work is performed within five days it shall be done by the Municipality and billed to the owner.
(c) Notice shall be considered to be given the owner when it is sent by regular mail to the last known or best obtainable address.
(d) After the work is done, the Municipality shall give notice to the owner of the lot or parcel of land, to pay the cost of the trimming or removal of grass or weeds, which notice shall be accompanied by a statement of the cost incurred, and in the event the same is not paid within thirty days after the mailing of the notice, then such amount shall be certified to the County Auditor for collection the same as other taxes and assessments are collected.
(Ord. 37-69. Passed 10-20-69.)
(e) A minimum fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) up to the first hour, and one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) per hour thereafter, prorated at half hour intervals for non-compliance.
(f) After the first notice within the same year to cut weeds in accordance to Section 531.06, the second notice shall have a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) penalty notice; the third notice shall carry a fifty dollar ($50.00) penalty notice, and a fourth notice the Police Department shall issue a citation with a penalty of no more than three hundred dollars ($300.00). (Ord. 31-2018. Passed 1-7-19.)