(A) 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.
(B) These provisions shall not apply to an area established with meadow vegetation if:
(1) The prior vegetation is eliminated and the meadow vegetation is planted through transplanting or seed by human or mechanical means; and
(2) A sign is posted on the property in a location likely to be seen by the public, advising that a meadow or prairie is being established. This sign must be no smaller than ten inches square, no larger than one square foot, and no higher than three feet tall.
(C) Violations. A person who creates, maintains, permits or allows a condition on property in violation of this section will be deemed to have created a public nuisance subject to abatement as provided in City Code Chapter 94.
(Ord. 17-02, passed 4-10-2017)