WEEDS AND GRASSES

§ 91.01 WEED GROWTH PROHIBITED.

   (A)   No person owning any premises shall permit or maintain on any such premises any growth of noxious weeds; nor any growth of grass or other rank vegetation to a greater height than six inches on the average; nor any accumulation of dead weeds, grass or brush on any lot less than one acre in size. On lots in excess of one acre in size, no person owning any premises shall permit or maintain within 50  feet from the edge of the street or property line, any growth of noxious weeds; nor any growth of grass or other rank vegetation to a greater height than six inches on the average; nor any accumulation of dead weeds, grass or brush.

   (B)   NOXIOUS WEEDS shall include Canada thistle (Circium arvense), dodders (any species of Custcuta), mustards (charlock, black mustard and Indian mustard, species of Brassica or Sinapis), wild carrot (Daucus carota), bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis), hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana), ragweed (ambrosia elatior I.), poison ivy (rhus toxicondendron) and poison sumac (toxicondendron vernix).

(Ord. 124, passed 5-14-1997)  Penalty, see § 91.99

§ 91.02 DUTY OF OWNER.

   It shall be the duty of the owner of any premises within the village to cut and remove or destroy by lawful means all such noxious weeds and grass as often as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of § 91.01.

(Ord. 124, passed 5-14-1997)  Penalty, see § 91.99