(A) (1) Every owner and, if applicable, every agent, custodian, lessee, or occupant of property shall reasonably regulate and effectively control the excessive growth of grass, weeds, brush, and other overgrowth:
(a) On the property, and
(b) That portion of the adjoining public right-of-way between the property and the paved or graded street.
(2) Excessive growth of grass, weeds, brush, and other overgrowth that exceeds the height limitations as provided for in Chapter 98 of this Code, as may be amended from time to time, is prohibited.
(B) Vegetative growth that is a mature Florida ecological community, as defined by the Soils Conservation Service in its publication entitled 26 Ecological Communities in Florida, or any similar successor publication, is not prohibited by this section. However, in the event this vegetative growth constitutes an imminent public health threat, it shall be removed upon the order of the City Manager.
(Ord. 1716, passed 5-2-12)