(a) Any person owning or having charge of land within the Municipality shall keep said property free and clear from all noxious weeds and rank vegetation and shall be required to cut all such weeds and vegetation on the lots owned or controlled by him at least four times in every year, once between May 1 and June 1, once between July 1 and August 1, once between August 1 and September 1 and once between September 1 and October 1.
(Ord. 93-13. Passed 8-2-93.)
(b) Noxious weeds and rank vegetation shall include but not be limited to:
(1) Any weeds such as the following:
A. Shatter cane.
B. Russian thistle.
C. Johnsongrass.
D. Wild parsnip.
E. Wild carrot (Queen Anne’s Lace).
F. Oxeye daisy.
G. Wild mustard.
H. Grapevines: when growing in groups of 100 or more and not pruned, sprayed, cultivated or otherwise maintained for two consecutive years.
I. Canada thistle.
J. Poison hemlock.
K. Cressleaf groundsel.
L. Musk thistle.
M. Purple loosestrife.
N. Mile-a-minute weed.
O. Giant hogweed.
P. Apple of Peru.
Q. Marestail.
R. Kochia.
S. Palmer amaranth.
(2) Bushes of the species of tall, common or European barberry, further known as berberis vulgaris, or its horticultural varieties.
(3) Any weeds, grass or plants, other than trees, bushes, flowers or other ornamental plants, growing to a height exceeding twelve inches.