TITLE 8
HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 8.04
TALL GRASS AND WEEDS
SECTION:
8.04.010: Title
8.04.020: Purpose And Intent
8.04.030: Definitions
8.04.040: Land Subject To Regulations
8.04.050: Duty Regarding Cut Grass And Weeds
8.04.060: Unlawful Acts
8.04.070: Enforcement
8.04.080: Declaration Of Nuisance
8.04.010: TITLE:
This chapter shall be known as the CITY OF KAMIAH TALL GRASS AND WEED ORDINANCE and may be so cited. (Ord. 2017-1, 2017)
8.04.020: PURPOSE AND INTENT:
The city of Kamiah hereby finds that tall grass and weeds are a nuisance, can have a blighting effect on neighborhoods, and provide a refuge for vermin and insects. The purpose of this chapter is to secure the public health, safety and general welfare of the residents and property owners of the city of Kamiah by regulating the height grass and weeds are allowed to grow in the city of Kamiah. (Ord. 2017-1, 2017)
8.04.030: DEFINITIONS:
GRASS: Any type of grass or weed, but not including crops grown as a source of income, including, but not limited to, corn, oats, hay, wheat or barley.
LAND USED FOR AGRICULTURE: The use of land for tilling of the soil, the raising of field or tree crops or animal husbandry, as a source of income.
OCCUPANT: Any person who has the right to occupy a parcel of property due to being an owner or pursuant to a verbal or written lease or rental agreement with the owner or agent thereof.
OWNER: Any person holding an ownership interest in land in the city of Kamiah upon which there is tall grass growing. For the purposes of this chapter, the name and address listed on the county tax assessment roll shall indicate ownership interest in such land.
WEEDS: Any plant which in the opinion of the Kamiah city council, or its designee, designated as noxious by the Idaho department of agriculture, regarding grass over ten inches (10") in height, other than that part of a vegetable or flower garden, is regarded as a common nuisance. (Ord. 2017-1, 2017)
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