§ 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

§ 91.03 CUTTING BY VILLAGE.

   If the provisions of the foregoing sections are not complied with, the Police Chief shall serve, either personally or by regular first class mail, written notice upon the owner, lessee or occupant or any person having the care or control of any such lot or land to comply with the provisions of this section. Posting a notice of the violation upon the property shall be deemed to be adequate notice. If the person upon whom the notice is served fails to cut or remove such weeds, grass or other vegetation within 48 hours after receipt of such notice or if no owner can be found of such lot, the Police Chief shall cause such weeds, grass and other vegetation to be removed and the actual cost of such cutting and removal, plus 25% for inspection and other additional costs in connection therewith, shall be certified by the Police Chief to the Village Treasurer and shall become a lien upon the property on which such weeds, grass and other vegetation were located, and shall be assessed and collected in the same manner provided for collection of taxes. This notice shall suffice for the entire growing season. If the provisions of § 91.02 are again not complied with, the Police Chief shall have the right to cause such weeds, grass and other vegetation to be removed as provided for herein without additional notice.

(Ord. 124, passed 5-14-1997; Ord. 204, passed 8-13-2014) Penalty, see § 91.99

§ 91.04 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENTS.

   The Village Clerk shall on or before May 1 of each year give notice of the requirements and provisions of this subchapter by publishing a notice thereof once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the village.

(Ord. 124, passed 5-14-1997)

§ 91.05 EXEMPTIONS.

   Exempted from the provisions of this subchapter are flower gardens, plots of shrubbery, vegetable gardens, and small grain plots. An exemption under the terms of this section cannot be claimed unless the land has been cultivated and cared for in a manner appropriate to such exempt categories.

(Ord. 124, passed 5-14-1997)