A. Unkept Property As Public Nuisance: The maintenance of a yard or premises with untrimmed grass, offensive and noxious weeds or plants, untrimmed hedges and shrubbery that extend over any part of a public sidewalk, and untrimmed trees that interfere with pedestrian or public travel are hereby declared to be a public nuisance. Grass shall be cut; offensive and noxious weeds or plants shall be cut, removed and destroyed; hedges and shrubbery extending over any part of a public sidewalk shall be trimmed; and trees interfering with pedestrian or public travel shall be trimmed by the owner, agent, tenant or occupant of any real property when notified to do so by the Chief of Police of the City, as hereinafter provided.
B. Police Chief To Serve Notice:
1. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to notify the owner, agent, tenant or occupant of any real property within the City limits, where untrimmed grass is growing, where offensive or noxious weeds or plants are growing, where untrimmed hedges and shrubbery extend over any part of a public sidewalk, and where untrimmed trees interfere with pedestrian or public travel, to trim, cut, remove or destroy the same.
2. Said notice shall describe the location of the property as nearly accurate as can be; shall specify the time in which said grass, weeds, hedges, shrubbery and trees shall be trimmed, cut, removed or destroyed; and shall be served upon the owner, agent, tenant or occupant in charge of such property, if such owner, agent, tenant or occupant can be found. If such owner, agent, tenant or occupant cannot be found, then service will be made by posting a copy of said notice on said premises. (Ord. 2018-593, 2-15-2018; amd. Ord. 2023-635, 7-6-2023)