Upon failure, neglect or refusal of any owner, person in possession and control, or agent so notified to cut, destroy or remove the weeds, grass, growths or matter, after publication of the notice provided for in § 99.03 of this chapter, the city or its authorized agent shall cut, destroy or remove weeds, grass, growth or matter, and any expense incurred by the city or its authorized agent in doing so shall be a charge against the owner, person in possession or control, or agent so failing, which charge may be recovered in an appropriate action by law. However, no land clearance made necessary by excessive growth shall be done unless the city or its authorized agent shall first post a notice on the property to clear the excessive growth, and that the owner, person in possession and control or agent shall fail for three days after the notice to clear the land.
(1994 Code, § 99.04) (Ord. 357, passed 6-23-1986; Ord. 421, passed 7-27-1992; Ord. 23-03, passed 5-22-2023)