§ 30-100. Weeds and other noxious accumulations; prohibited conditions.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee, or any other person in charge of or in control of premises, whether as owner, tenant, lessee, occupant, or otherwise, to allow or permit weed, grass, or other noxious growths to grow to a height of more than 12 inches upon any real estate located within the corporate limits of the city.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee, or any other person in charge of or in control of premises, whether as owner, tenant, lessee, occupant, or otherwise, of real estate within the corporate limits of the city to allow or permit the accumulation of garbage, trash, or debris upon any real estate located within the corporate limits of the city.

(c)

Exception:

(1)

The owner, his agent or any other person in control of any undeveloped vacant tracts or acreage, which is heavily wooded or otherwise inaccessible because of the overgrowth of natural vegetation, that is adjacent to or abuts developed lots or tracts, shall mow, cut or otherwise clear in accordance with the provisions of this section, a minimum 25-foot buffer between the developed and undeveloped tracts or acreage.

(2)

The owner, his agent or any other person in control of any undeveloped vacant tracts or acreage, which is heavily wooded or otherwise inaccessible because of the overgrowth of natural vegetation shall mow, cut, or otherwise clear in accordance with the provisions of this section, a minimum ten-foot buffer between any public road or street and the remainder of said property.

(Commission Series Ord. No. 90, § 1, 6-14-71; Ord. No. 21/98, 10-12-98)