(a) Lawns and landscaping shall be kept from becoming overgrown and unsightly and shall be maintained so as to not constitute a blighting or deteriorating effect on the surrounding neighborhood.
Rank vegetation shall not be permitted on any of the following premises:
(1) Within any public right-of-way;
(2) Developed or occupied lots within any duly recorded residential or industrial subdivision;
(3) Lots within duly recorded residential subdivisions where such lots are immediately adjacent to a developed or occupied lot;
(4) Within the front setback of commercially zoned property;
(5) Within the front setback of industrially zoned property;
(6) Multi-family developments; or
(7) Within the front setback of residentially zoned property not within a recorded subdivision.
(b) No owner or occupant of any premises shall permit vegetation to obscure or restrict vision along a public street or at an intersection so as to create a safety hazard.
(Ord. 04-O-25, passed 6-7-2004)