(A) It is the primary responsibility of any owner, or occupant, of any lot, or parcel, of land to maintain any weeds, or grass, growing thereon at a height of not more than eight inches; to remove all public health, or safety, hazards therefrom; to install, or repair, water service lines thereon; and to treat, or remove, insect-infested, or diseased, trees thereon.
(B) If any owner, or occupant, fails to assume the primary responsibility described in division (A) above, and after notice given by the Superintendent of Public Works has not, within three days of the notice, complied, the city may cause the work to be done, and the expenses thus incurred shall be a lien upon the real estate. The City Clerk-Treasurer shall certify to the County Auditor a statement of the amount of the cost incurred by the city. The amount, together with interest, shall be entered as a special assessment against the lot or parcel of land, and be collected in the same manner as real estate taxes.
(C) It is a petty misdemeanor for any violation hereof.
(Prior Code, § 10.52) (Ord. 35, second series, passed 12-21-1981) Penalty, see § 90.99