If the occupant, person in charge of, or owner of any lot within the city shall fail or neglect to destroy any noxious weeds, the city may issue notice to property owners requiring all noxious weeds and vegetation to be destroyed. Such notice may be given by certified mail/return receipt requested, personal service, or publication once a week for two consecutive weeks in the official newspaper of the city. Should the occupant, person in charge of, or owner of any lot within the city fail to cause such weeds to be destroyed within ten days of the date of the notice, or two days after the last publication, the city may cause the same to be done. The expense thereof shall be certified to the Finance Officer and the same shall be charged to the property owner. If the bill is not paid within 30 days of the date of the billing, all costs and fees shall be levied as a special assessment against the property upon which such weeds were destroyed and when collected shall be deposited into the General Fund of the city or, in the alternative, satisfaction may be sought by the use of a collection agency.
(Prior Code, § 18-A-02-02)