(A) Every owner, lessee, occupant, or any agent, servant, representative, or employee of any owner, lessee, or occupant of any parcel of land within the village shall cut weeds and grass on his or her parcel of land at all times as may be necessary so that such weeds and/or grass do not exceed eight inches or more in height or to the extent of maturing its seeds. Weeds and grass exceeding the height limit, or to the extent of maturing its seeds, must also be cut in any area between the parcel of land and the adjacent streets, sidewalks, ditches, easements, alleys, unpaved right-of-way, and storm drainage swales.
(B) Exceptions to the height limitation and cutting requirement may be made for the following parcels of land:
(1) Wooded areas.
(2) Agricultural land devoted to farming.
(3) Property too sloping in nature to adequately or safely cut.
(4) Wetlands.
(5) Acreage, larger than one acre and not farmed or pastured, but which is not subdivided and of which no subdivision plat has been recorded. However, on such undeveloped acreage, the owner shall mow a strip 50 feet wide adjacent to any street or adjoining property upon which a residence is located.
(6) Subdivided and recorded residential lots fronting undeveloped public street right-of-ways.
(7) In any zoning district on properties where legal agricultural uses, whether as permitted primary uses or as substantiated and registered nonconforming uses, are performed.
(8) Property which is more than 100 feet from land owned by any other person.
(9) Undeveloped lots larger than two acres.
(Ord. 2010-23, passed 10-6-10; Am. Ord. 2013-38, passed 11-20-13)