(a) No property owner or resident shall fail to keep weeds and/or grass on their property or residence mowed or cut to a maximum height of six (6) inches. Each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
(b) Upon written information, or upon verbal notice verified personally or upon written verification by a member of the Police Department, or a supervisory employee of the Street Department, that noxious weeds or grass is growing on land within the City and is about to spread or mature seeds, the City Administrator shall cause a written notice to be served upon the owner, lessee, agent or tenant having charge of such land that such weeds or grass shall be cut to a maximum height of six inches and such weeds shall be destroyed within five days of service of such notice. Such notice may be made by certified mail, served personally or left at the address of such person having charge of the land with any adult person at such address, or by physically attaching it to the residence door. If a party is served personally, or by other notice as above described, such fact shall be reported to the City Administrator. The notice shall, in addition to instructing the owner, lessee, agent or tenant having charge of such land to cause the immediate mowing of grass, and mowing and destruction of the noxious weeds, inform such person or persons that failure to respond shall permit the City to cause the mowing or removal of such weeds or grass after the lapse of five days, and cost of such work shall be charged to the owners, lessees, agents or person having charge of such land.
(c) The charges thus made shall be based upon a schedule for such work prepared by the City Administrator and available for public inspection. The schedule shall be related reasonably to wages of personnel and the hourly value of equipment used to perform the mowing and/or destruction of the noxious weeds or grass. Upon completion of the work, the City Administrator shall submit a bill payable within ten days of the amount charged.
(Ord. 02-10. Passed 3-4-02.)