A. The owner or occupant of any property abutting or adjoining any street of City of Purcell shall mow and keep mowed any grass, weeds, or similar vegetation in that area between the roadway and the owner's or occupant's property line and between sidewalks and the roadway as well as between the edge of any street and the right-of-way for such street. The premises shall be maintained in compliance with applicable city codes and regulations. Such vegetation shall not be allowed to exceed a height of twelve (12) inches above the ground.
B. The owner or occupant of any property abutting or adjoining any alley of City of Purcell shall mow and keep mowed any grass, weeds, or similar vegetation in that area between the middle of the alley and the property line. The premises shall be maintained in compliance with applicable city codes and regulations. Such vegetation shall not be allowed to exceed a height of twelve (12) inches above the ground.
C. Any owner or occupant who fails, refuses, or neglects to mow and keep mowed vegetation as provided in subsection (A) or (B) of this section after receiving at least ten (10) days; notice from the city manager, or his designee, to do so is guilty of an offense against the city and subject to a fine in accordance with Section 1-12, as amended. Every day the owner or occupant fails, refuses, or neglects to mow and keep mowed such vegetation after the expiration of the ten (10) days' notice shall be and is a separate offense.
(Ord. No. 17-13, § 1, 7-3-2017)
Editor's note- Ord. No. 17-13, § 1, adopted July 3, 2017, amended § 46-171 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former § 46-171 pertained to maintenance and upkeep of property by adjoining property owner; penalty for violation and derived from Ord. No. 99-36, §§ 1, 2, adopted Dec. 6, 1999.