(a) No person, whether as owner, lessee, agent, tenant or any other person having charge or care of land in the City, shall permit noxious weeds, weeds, brush, grass or other undesirable vegetation to grow thereon to a height in excess of six inches, or to spread or mature seeds thereon, or fail to cut and destroy such noxious weeds, weeds, brush and grass when notified by the Director. It shall also be unlawful to permit unkempt landscaping, including the excess overgrowth of vegetation in gutters, or debris to accumulate such as but not limited to seasonal leaves and fallen tree branches thus creating a fire hazard or a refuge and breeding place for rodents or other vermin, or creating a blighting, deteriorating and/or hazardous effect to the neighborhood.
(b) The Director shall determine when lots and lands in the City contain noxious weeds, weeds, brush or grass or other undesirable vegetation exceeding the height specified in subsection (a) hereof, unkempt landscaping, undesirable vegetation in gutters, or the accumulation of debris such as seasonal leaves and fallen tree branches as specified in subsection (a) hereof, which constitute a nuisance or endanger the public health, and shall see that such noxious weeds, weeds, brush, grass, other undesirable vegetation and debris are removed or the nuisance abated.
(c) No person shall place grass clippings in any City street, or cut their grass or lawn in such a manner as to allow grass clippings to be deposited or blown on to a City street. Penalty for a violation of this provision shall be as provided in Section 557.99.
(Ord. 4-14. Passed 3-25-14.)