As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings listed hereinbelow:
OWNER: | The owner(s) of record, as shown by the most current tax rolls of the county treasurer. |
TRASH: | Any refuse, litter, ashes, leaves, debris, paper, combustible materials, rubbish, offal, waste or other matter of any kind or form which is uncared for, discarded or abandoned. |
WEEDS: | A. Shall include, but not be limited to, poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac and all vegetation at any stage of maturity, which: 1. Exceeds twelve inches (12") in height, except healthy trees, shrubs or produce for human consumption grown in a tended and cultivated garden, unless such trees and shrubbery, by their density or location, constitute a detriment to the health, benefit, safety and/or welfare of the public or community, create a traffic or fire hazard, or otherwise interfere with the mowing of said weeds; |
2. Conceals or invites deposition or accumulation of refuse or trash, regardless of the height of the vegetation; 3. Harbors rodents or vermin; 4. Gives off unpleasant or noxious odors; 5. Constitutes a traffic or fire hazard; or 6. Is dead or diseased. B. Provided, that, the term "weed" shall not include tended crops on land zoned for agricultural use, which crops are planted more than one hundred fifty feet (150') from a parcel zoned for other than agricultural use. C. In no case shall hay, or other agricultural crops, excluding vegetable gardens, be raised, planted, bailed or stored in a residential zone. (1985 Code § 12-1; amd. Ord. 450, 8-23-2022) |