The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply with respect to untended growth of weeds, undergrowth, or other dead or living plant life to those portions of any lot, tract, or parcel of land within the city to the extent that said portions of any lot, tract, or parcel of land shall remain in its natural state. This exception is intended to recognize that from time to time persons who own or are in charge of a lot, tract, or parcel of land choose not to fully develop or landscape said lot, tract, or parcel of land but rather to leave portions of the lot, tract, or parcel of land in their natural state. This exception, however, does not pertain to previously cultivated and improved or developed property and shall not permit said portions of any lot, tract, or parcel of land to be used for the accumulation of rubbish, debris, or trash thereupon.
(Ord. 370, passed 5-19-88; Am. Ord. 1331, passed 9-3-09; Am. Ord. 1409, passed 12-16-10)