All property owners shall be responsible for the removal, cutting, or disposal and elimination of weeds, grasses and rank vegetation or other uncontrolled plant growth on their property, which at the time of notice, is in excess of eight inches in height on any property with a structure, and 12 inches on all other properties. This section shall not apply to the following areas:
(A) Gardens, rain gardens and native plant landscape areas as allowed in § 91.38 of this subchapter;
(B) City park lands and natural areas owned by the city and rights-of-way owned and maintained by the county and state;
(C) Natural wooded areas;
(D) Ponding areas and wetlands;
(1) A strip of vegetation may be established between the normal water level and the high-water level of not more than 20 feet. This strip of vegetation shall be allowed to grow to any height; however, any noxious weeds must be controlled and eradicated;
(E) Officially-designated floodplains;
(F) Areas where mowing is prohibited by easement or law; or
(G) Agricultural areas, as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
(Ord. 0405, passed 5-11-04; Am. Ord. 0406, passed 7-13-04; Am. Ord. 0805, passed 6-24-08; Am. Ord. 2004, passed 11-10-20)
Penalty, see § 10.99