8-7-2: NUISANCE CONDITIONS; ABATEMENT REQUIRED:

   A.   Obstructing Sidewalks Or Streets: Trees, plants, shrubs or vegetation or parts thereof which so overhang any sidewalk or street, or which are growing thereon in such manner as to obstruct or impair the free and full use of the sidewalk or street by the public are public nuisances.

   B.   Fire Hazard Or Menace: Grass, weeds, shrubs, bushes, trees or vegetation growing or which have grown and died, and all debris upon any property and which is a fire hazard or a menace to public health, safety or welfare, are likewise public nuisances.

   C.   Abatement By Property Owner: It is the duty of the owner of the property wherein or whereon any such nuisances exist to abate the nuisance by destroying, removing or trimming any such growth, and removing or destroying any such debris. (1973 Code § 12.20.010)

   D.   Penalty For Failure To Abate Nuisance 1 : The failure or refusal to comply with any of the provisions of subsections A through C of this section shall subject the offender to a penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. (1973 Code § 12.20.020)

 

Notes

1	1. See section 11-1-2 of this code for definition of "noxious weed".