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)