(A) For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
PROPERTY OWNER. The person occupying the property, the holder of legal title or a person having control over the property of another, such as a right-of-way, easement, license or lease.
WEEDS, GRASSES and RANK VEGETATION. Includes but is not limited to the following:
(a) Alum (allium), buckthorn, bur cucumber, Canada thistle, corncockle, cressleaf groundsel, curly dock, dodder, field bindweed, French weed, hairy whitetop, hedge bindweed, hoary cress, horsenettle, johnsongrass, leafy spurge, mile-a-minute weed, musk thistle, oxeye daisy, perennial sowthistle, poison hemlock, purple loosestrife, quackgrass, Russian knapweed, Russian thistle, serrated tussock, shatter cane, sorghum, wild carrot, wild garlic, wild mustard, wild onion, and wild parsnip;
(b) Grapevines when growing in groups of 100 or more and not pruned, sprayed, cultivated, or otherwise maintained for 2 consecutive years;
(c) Bushes of the species of tall, common, or European barberry, further known as Berberis vulgaris or its horticultural varieties;
(d) Any weeds, grass, or plants, other than trees, bushes, flowers, or other ornamental plants, growing to a height exceeding 12 inches;
(e) RANK VEGETATION includes the uncontrolled, uncultivated growth of annuals and perennial plants;
(f) The term WEEDS does not include shrubs, trees, cultivated plants or crops.
(B) In no event shall cultivated plants or crops include plants which have been defined by state statute or administrative rule as being noxious or detrimental plants.
(Am. Ord. 7528, passed 6-21-2011)