It shall be unlawful for any person owning or controlling any premises within the city, whether occupied or unoccupied, to suffer, allow or permit weeds or grass to grow thereon to a greater height than 12 inches on an average or in rank profusion, or to leave such weeds or grass upon any premises after the same are cut, or to fail to keep the lot free from rubbish, brush and any other objectionable, unsightly or unsanitary matter of whatever nature, and it shall be deemed a nuisance dangerous to the public health and to the public safety as a fire hazard, for any premises to have weeds or grass above such height, or in rank profusion, or cut and left thereon. Premises zoned and classified as agriculture district are exempt from the provisions of this section.
(Ord. 02-88, passed 4-4-1988) Penalty, see § 91.99