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If the provisions of Section 8.16.130 are not complied with, the city manager or his or her authorized representative, shall notify the owner, lessee or occupant, or person having charge or control of any occupied or unoccupied lot or tract of land, of the non-compliance with the provisions of this chapter by the issuance of a ten-day written warning. In the event such owner, lessee or occupant, or any person having charge or control of such lot or tract of land, cannot be determined or the owner shall be a nonresident of the city, such notice may be served by posting a copy of the written notice upon the premises, with a copy mailed by certified letter to the last known address of the owner. A citation may be issued for violations remaining after the expiration of the warning of the period. In the event that weeds or grass exceed fifteen (15) inches in height, a citation of the violation may be immediately issued. The same owner, lessee or occupant, or any person having charge or control of a lot or tract of land that repeats the same violation may be immediately issued a citation for the non-compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 548, 2016; Ord. 505, 2012)
In those cases where the owner, lessee or occupant, or person having charge or control of any occupied or unoccupied lot or tract of land, is a nonresident of the city or cannot be determined, and compliance in its entirety with the provisions set forth in the notice has not occurred within ten days, the City Manager may cause such weeds or grass to be cut. Lots or tracts of land having been either tractor or manually push-mowed shall have all weeds or grass exceeding the applicable ordinance height shredded during the mowing process. Any weeds or grass that are not sufficiently shredded during the mowing process will be removed, preventing any harborage for insects and rodents and preventing any of the weeds or grass from becoming windblown or creating a fire or traffic hazard. If the owner, lessee or occupant, or a person having charge or control of any such lot or tract of land, is notified in writing as provided and fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter in its entirety with ten days, the City Manager may cause such weeds or grass to be cut and/or the cuttings or any accumulation of weeds or grass removed. In any event, should it appear to be a matter of public necessity for health or safety reasons, the City Manager may give notice that the weeds or grass must be cut or removed immediately, in which event, should there no noncompliance, the City Manager is authorized to cause such weeds or grass to be city and/or the cutting or any accumulation of weeds or grass removed immediately. The actual cost of the cutting or removal of weeds or grass, plus any other penalties or costs allowed by law in connection therewith, under any of the circumstances herein set out, shall be billed to the owner of record, who shall have fifteen days to submit payment in full. Failure to remit shall cause a lien to be placed upon the property from which such weeds or grass were removed in the manner prescribed by law. (Ord. 505, 2012)
The approved methods of controlling weeds shall be mowing, cutting, digging, chemical treatment or other methods designed to remove the weeds but not disturb other vegetation or unnecessarily disturb the soil. The scraping and tillage of lots and tracts of land is prohibited, unless permission of the City Manager is first obtained; except that scraping and tillage as part of normal construction activities or as ground preparation for agriculture or landscaping activities shall be allowed. The City Manager may allow scraping and tillage of lots or tracts of land when this will not detract or violate the clear intent and purpose of this chapter. (Ord. 505, 2012)
Article IV. Litter
No person shall throw or permit to remain or deposit litter, garbage, refuse, manure, wastewater, slops or other unsightly or unwholesome things in or upon any street, sidewalk, alley, parking lot or other public place within the city except in public receptacles, in authorized private receptacles for collection, or in official city dumps. (Ord. 342 (part), 1987: prior code § 4-5-6)
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