(A) (1) Any person or entity owning, leasing, occupying or having charge or control of any vacant parcel of land located in the central business district of the city shall be required to maintain a lawn on said parcel of land by either planting seed or laying sod in such a manner so as to avoid dusty and/or muddy conditions on said parcel of land.
(2) In addition, said grass or lawn shall be maintained so as to be in compliance with all city ordinances and to prevent the accumulation of litter on said parcel of land.
(B) Upon the failure of any person or entity to maintain a lawn of any vacant parcel of land in the Central Business District as set forth above, the city shall proceed to abate such condition and prepare a statement of cost incurred in the abatement thereof. Any and all costs incurred by the city in the abatement of this condition shall constitute a lien against the property on which such unlawful condition exists, which lien shall be filed, proven and collected as provided for by law and said lien shall bear interest at the legal rate thereafter until satisfied. Such costs may be collected as a special assessment pursuant to the City Charter or any other means provided by law.
(Prior Code, § 36-12) (Ord. 943, passed 6-22-1992) Penalty, see § 175.999
Charter reference:
Collection of expenses as a special assessment, see § 222