For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
IMPROVED. Real estate on which one or any number of structures, such as houses, mobile homes, commercial buildings, and other primary and accessory structures, without regard to their use or condition, are located.
WEEDS AND OTHER RANK VEGETATION.
(1) All types of grass, weeds, and vegetation (excluding non-volunteer: trees, bushes, shrubs, landscaping flowers, and landscaping plants) which exceed the permissible height for each type of property as follows:
(a) With respect to all areas of improved real estate, grass, weeds, and vegetation shall not exceed ten inches in height;
(b) With respect to all areas of unimproved real estate located within 15 feet of the edge of a public street or within public street right-of-way (including landscaped islands), grass, weeds, and vegetation shall not exceed ten inches in height;
(c) With respect to all other real estate including, without limitation, unimproved residential and commercial lots, grass, weeds, and vegetation shall not exceed 16 inches in height; and
(d) With respect to real estate located within dedicated or platted drainage easements, except for platted drainage easements running along and parallel to side yard property lines between residential lots, grass, weeds and vegetation shall not exceed 30 inches in height.
(2) All grass, weeds, vegetation, trees, or brush that interferes with the public safety or lawful use of governmental property, rights-of-way, or easements.
(3) WEEDS AND RANK VEGETATION shall not include agricultural crops such as hay and pasture, unless they pose a threat to public safety.
(Ord. 2016-4, passed 10-3-2016)