(A) The owner or occupant of any lot or other real property in the city which abuts an alley or along Dilworth Road shall maintain the area between the property line and the pavement of such alley or abutting the pavement of Dilworth Road along the city limits of Palm Valley in a condition free from accumulation of weeds, rubbish or any other unsightly, objectionable, or unsanitary matter.
(B) (1) It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of any property in the city to maintain or permit limbs of trees growing thereon to overhang or grow above the area between his or her property line and the curb line of any abutting street, unless such limbs and all branches and foliage thereon is kept trimmed and pruned to a minimum clearance of 14 feet above the center of the nearest abutting street, or to such higher clearance as will provide an unobstructed view of traffic, intersections, traffic signs and traffic-control devices to oncoming traffic.
(2) It shall the duty of the City Secretary to cause a written notice to be sent to the owner or occupant, at his or her last known address, of any property upon which violation of this section exists to correct such condition as constitutes a violation of this section with ten days after receiving such notice.
(3) If after receiving notice of a condition that is a violation of this section, the owner or occupant of any property upon which any violation of this section exists does not correct or cause to be corrected such violations within ten days the City Secretary is authorized to correct by whatever means necessary, the violation occurring on or over the street right of way.
(C) Any condition on private property which endangers the public health, safety or welfare including, but not limited to, an accumulation of trash, rubbish, debris, carrion, filth, brush or stagnant water on such property or the unsightly and uncontrolled growth of weeds, or any other plant material on private property to the degree that it constitutes a fire or health hazard are hereby found and determined to be public nuisances and subject to abatement.
(2004 Code, § 6-201) (Ord. 2002-3, passed 12-9-2002; Ord. 2013-4, passed 7-16-2013; Ord. 2014-1, passed 1-21-2014)