Title 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 8.16 WEED AND DEBRIS CONTROL
8.16.030 General regulations.
A. Nuisance. It is unlawful for an owner, or any person(s) having
supervision or control of any lot, tract, parcel of land, occupied or
unoccupied, improved or unimproved, within the corporate limits of the city, to
suffer or permit a nuisance upon the premises or otherwise in, along, upon or
across the adjacent sidewalk, street or alley to exist.
B. Weeds. It is
unlawful for any owner or any person(s) having supervision or control of any
lot, tract, parcel of land, occupied or unoccupied, improved or unimproved,
within the corporate limits of the city, to suffer or permit grass, weeds or any
plant that is not cultivated to grow to a greater height than twelve inches on
the individual lot, tract or parcel or to grow in profusion upon the premises or
otherwise, in, along, upon or across the adjacent sidewalk, street or alley to a
height greater than twelve inches.
C. Debris/Rubbish/Brush. It is unlawful
for an owner or any person(s) having supervision or control of any lot, tract,
parcel of land, occupied or unoccupied, improved or unimproved, within the
corporate limits of the city, to suffer or permit any debris, rubbish, brush or
any other objectionable, unsightly or unsanitary matter of whatever nature to
accumulate or be present upon any lots, tract, parcel, or across the adjacent
sidewalk, street or alley.
D. Illegal Dumping. It is unlawful for any person
to discard, dump, or unload items such as furniture, appliances, mattresses,
carpet or carpet padding, debris/rubbish/ brush, trees and limbs, or any other
material which constitutes a nuisance at any place within the corporate limits
of the city, except at a state permitted or approved landfill or at such other
place as may be designated by the city. (Ord. 1599-99 § 3(part),
1999).
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