(A) The Commissioner of Public Health and Safety may cause the removal of nuisance greenery from any parcel of private property within the city if the owners of that parcel after 30 days’ written notice issued by the city’s Code Enforcement Officer refuse or neglect to remove the nuisance greenery. The city may collect from the owners of that parcel the reasonable costs of removal.
(B) The costs of removal incurred by the city pursuant to this section shall become a lien on the underlying parcel in accordance with 65 ILCS 5/11-20-16.
(C) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
REMOVAL COST. The total cost of removal activity.
REMOVAL OF NUISANCE GREENERY or REMOVAL ACTIVITIES. The cutting of weeds or grass, the trimming of trees or bushes and the removal of nuisance bushes or trees.
(1994 Code, § 99.23) (Ord. 10-01, passed 4-12-2010)