(a) No person, whether as owner, lessee, agent, tenant or any other person having charge or care of land within the City shall permit grass or noxious weeds to exceed the limits set forth in Section 680.01 for noxious weeds. Lots or parcels of land include areas within rights-of-ways and between curbs and sidewalks.
(b) Whenever the grass or noxious weeds of any property exceeds the limits set forth in Section 680.01, the City Code Enforcement Officer, or his designees, shall cause written notice of the violation of City Code to be served upon the owner, lessee, tenant or other person or entity having charge or care of the land in the City, notifying him that the noxious weeds and grass are growing in violation of Section 680.01 and 680.02 and ordering that such weeds and grass be removed within five (5) days of service of the notice of violation.
(c) Written notice may be served by certified mail; ordinary mail if the certified mail is refused or unclaimed; personal service upon the owner, lessee, agent, tenant or person or entity having charge, care of, or occupation of the premises; by posting at the subject property; or publishing the notice once in a local newspaper of general circulation.
(d) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to land zoned Agricultural (AGR).
(Ord. 98-90. Passed 11-17-98; Ord. 2002-135. Passed 12-17-02; Ord. 2007-62. Passed 10-16-07.)