§ 92.021 WEEDS.
   (A)   Declared nuisance. It is a public nuisance to permit weeds to grow 12 inches or more in height on any real estate located within the city.
(Prior Code, § 8.24.010)
   (B)   Notice to abate; City Clerk to issue. The City Clerk shall notify the owner, tenant, or person in charge, if the owner, tenant ,or such person in charge can be notified, to abate such nuisance.
(Prior Code, § 8.24.020)
   (C)   City to abate when; city right to prosecute for misdemeanor retained. Five days after due notice has been given to the owner, tenant, or person in charge by the City Clerk, or if the City Clerk is unable to give such notice, then the nuisance may be abated by the city officials at the owner’s expense, whether or not prosecution for the misdemeanor has been instituted. Such abatement by the city shall not bar the city’s right to institute or maintain the proceeding for said misdemeanor.
(Prior Code, § 8.24.040)
(Ord. 401, passed - -1969) Penalty, see § 92.999
Statutory reference:
   Authorizing cities to destroy weeds at the expense of the owners of the premises on which the weeds are growing, see 65 ILCS 5/11-20-6 and 11-20-7