The purpose of this chapter is to beautify and preserve the appearance of the City by requiring property owners and occupants to maintain grass lawns at a uniform height within the boundaries of their property and on abutting street right-of-way in order to prevent unsightly, offensive, or nuisance conditions.
Grass, weeds or brush shall be cut, mowed, and maintained so as not to exceed the following height specifications:
1. Developed Areas – Not to exceed 8 (eight) inches.
2. Undeveloped Areas – Not to exceed 15 (fifteen) inches.
3. Agriculture Areas – Not to exceed 15 (fifteen) inches.
4. Designated Pollinator Habitat or Prairie Areas – No requirement to mow if requested and designated by City.
5. Requested “Mow Less May” Areas – Not to exceed 12 (twelve) inches.
Grass, weeds, and brush that are allowed to grow in excess of the above-specified limitations are deemed to be violations of this chapter. Any property within the City, whether vacated or non-vacated, is required to conform to these specifications.
Every property owner shall cut and control noxious weeds upon the owner’s property and adjacent to the curb line or outer boundary of any street, which shall include the parking area abutting the owner’s property, by cutting noxious weeds to ground level. The use of herbicides alone to eliminate or eradicate such weeds shall not appropriately abate the nuisance if the subject vegetation is in violation of the height limit.
Noxious weeds include any weed growth or plant designated as noxious by the State Department of Natural Resources rules and regulations or by the Code of Iowa Chapter 317 to include both primary and secondary noxious weeds.
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