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Upon the declaration of certain conditions and acts to be a public nuisance in violation of city code and, if the City Council requires such conditions to be abated, the council may order the property constituting the nuisance to be removed, destroyed or disposed of, to ensure the termination of the nuisance. Upon seizure of the property constituting the nuisance, the city will inventory the property, and the City Administrator or the City Administrator's designee will determine whether the items seized have any reasonable value, in excess of city costs to store and dispose of the property. If, after inventory, the City Administrator or his or her designee makes a determination that no reasonable value of the property exists or that destruction of the property is necessary to abate the nuisance, the property shall be destroyed. If the City Administrator or his or her designee, however, determines such destruction is not necessary and there is reasonable value remaining in the property, the property shall be sold. The amount of money received as a result of any sale, if any, shall be applied against the cost of abatement, including all costs incurred by the city in the abatement, including without limitation the cost of the removal, storage, handling, destruction and disposal thereof, all staff time, legal and other consulting fees. Any balance remaining after such reimbursement to the city, if any, shall be remitted to the property owner.
(Ord. 2014-14, passed 12-1-2014)
WEEDS
(A) Any weeds, whether noxious as defined by law or not, and grass growing upon any lot or parcel of land outside the traveled portion of any street or alley in the City of Madison Lake, to a greater height than 6 inches or which have gone or are about to go to seed are a nuisance. The owner and the occupant shall abate or prevent the nuisance on the property and on land outside the traveled portion of the street or alley abutting on the property.
(B) Exceptions. Environmental Areas–noxious weeds need not be removed from the following:
(1) Native plant areas;
(2) Managed areas–rain gardens, and the like;
(3) Cliff areas; and
(4) Wooded areas.
(Ord. 197, passed 5-18-1998; Am. Ord. 240, passed 5-21-2007; Am. Ord. 2014-14, passed 12-1-2014) Penalty, see § 10.99
When the owner and occupant permit a nuisance weed or grass taller than 6 inches to exist in violation of § 93.025, the city shall serve notice upon the owner of the property if he or she resides in the municipality and can be found or upon the occupant in other cases, by registered or certified mail or by personal service, ordering the owner or occupant to have the weeds cut and removed within 5 days after receipt of the notice and also stating that in case of noncompliance such work will be done by the maintenance superintendent or workers at the expense of the owner and that if unpaid, the charge for the work will be made a special assessment against the property concerned. When no owner, occupant, or agent of the owner or occupant can be found, the provision for notice shall not apply.
(Ord. 197, passed 5-18-1998; Am. Ord. 240, passed 5-21-2007; Am. Ord. 2014-14, passed 12-1-2014)
If the owner or occupant of any property in the city fails to comply with the notice within 5 days after its receipt, or if no owner, occupant, or agent of the owner can be found, the city maintenance workers shall cut and remove the weeds and/or grass. The Maintenance Superintendent or Weed Inspector shall keep a record showing the cost of the work attributable to each separate lot and parcel and shall deliver the information to the City Clerk-Treasurer. Costs shall be rounded up to the nearest hour and billed based off fees established annually by the Council for a worker and equipment.
(Ord. 197, passed 5-18-1998; Am. Ord. 240, passed 5-21-2007; Am. Ord. 2014-14, passed 12-1-2014)
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