(a) No land or building in any district shall be used or occupied in any manner creating dangerous, injurious, noxious or otherwise objectionable conditions which could adversely affect the surrounding areas or adjacent property.
(b) No person, whether as owner, lessee, agent, tenant or any other person having charge or care of land in the Village, shall permit noxious weeds or grass to grow thereon to a height in excess of six (6) inches, or to spread or mature seeds thereon, or fail to cut and destroy such noxious weeds and grass.
(c) The owner, occupant or person having the charge or management of any lot or parcel of land situated within the Village, whether the same be improved or unimproved, vacant or occupied, within five (5) days' written or oral notice to do so, shall cut or destroy, or cause to be cut or destroyed, any noxious or poisonous weeds or tall grass growing upon such lot or parcel of land and/or any abutting treelawn, and prevent the same from blooming or going to seed, or exceeding a height of six (6) inches, or spreading pollen which may be harmful to human health. For the purposes of this subsection, "oral" notice may be in person or by phone, and "written" notice may be by ordinary mail, e-mail or by prominently posting the notice on the lot or parcel of land in question. For the purposes of this subsection, a "treelawn" shall be defined as the landscaped area between the sidewalk and the paved portion of a street.
(d) If the owner, occupant or person having the charge or management of any lot or parcel of land does not cut or destroy, or cause to be cut or destroyed, noxious weeds or grasses as provided herein, the Village Manager is authorized to cause to be cut or destroyed such noxious weeds or grasses.
(e) When any such noxious weeds or grasses are cut or destroyed by the Village, as provided herein, then after such work is performed, the Village shall give five (5) days' notice by regular mail to the owner, occupant or person having the charge or management of such lot or parcel of land, at his known address, to pay the cost of such cutting or destroying of noxious weeds or grasses, which notice shall be accompanied by a statement of the amount of cost incurred. If the same is not paid within thirty (30) days after the mailing of the notice, such amount may be certified to the County Auditor for collection as other taxes and assessments are collected or the Village may seek recovery of such costs by civil action against the property owner involved.
(f) When it is deemed necessary to cut and destroy weeds or grasses on private property, in accordance with the provisions of this section, the owner shall be charged at the rate of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per hour or portion thereof, or the actual cost of work, whichever is larger. The minimum charge shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00).
(Ord. 10-11. Passed 6-21-11.)