(A) Unless expressly excepted in § 96.03, it shall be unlawful for any property owner, lessee, or occupant having control of any property within the city to permit or maintain on any property, or on or along the sidewalk, street, or alley adjacent to the property, between the property line and the roadway, or middle of the street or alley, any uncultivated or uncontrolled growth of weeds, grass, brush, or other vegetation which is not part of an orderly landscape design, to a greater height than six inches, measured from the base at ground level to the tip of each stalk, stem, blade, or leaf, or which have gone or are about to go to seed.
(B) It shall also be unlawful for any such person or person to cause or permit the accumulation of dead weeds, grass, or brush, or any vegetation, living or dead, which permits the harboring of rodents or vermin, permits the collection of stagnant ground water, or encourages the accumulation of rubbish or trash.
(C) It shall also be unlawful for any such person or persons to cause or allow noxious weeds as defined by the statutes of the State of Minnesota, the City Code, or as may be declared by the City Council, to exist on any property within the city limits.
(D) Vegetation declared unlawful by this section is a public nuisance.
(Ord. 834, passed 5-27-97) Penalty, see § 96.99