Lawn and Grass Clipping Nuisance

Sec. 6-28. - Specific conditions and acts declared a nuisance.

(3)All noxious weeds, tall grasses, and other rank growths of vegetation which are in violation of state statutes which regulate and/or control growth of weeds and other vegetation and the following:

a. It shall be the responsibility of all homeowners and landowners to cut grass in excess of the following height and to maintain real property within the City at or below this level of growth:

1. Residential, developed land: eight inches of growth.
2. Commercial/industrial, developed areas: eight inches of growth.
   Subsections (3)a.1 and 2 of this section shall not apply to plantings that are of a type and variety of grass or mixture of grass and flowers that promote insects for pollination or are native plantings; provided, however, that none of the plantings are noxious weeds. Native plantings shall be those plants that are plant species that were growing in the state's biomes when European immigrants first arrived in the state.

b. 

1. Should the owner fail to cause removal of the weeds, tall grasses, or other rank growths, the City may cause and shall assess the cost of the removal to the property, collectible with taxes through the county.
2. Because weeds, tall grasses and other rank growths create an immediate and increasing nuisance, the City is authorized to cause their removal after seven days written notice to the property owner or occupant. If the property is unoccupied, the notice shall be posted at the property for the same period of time.

(33)Throwing, placing, depositing, or burning leaves, trash, lawn clippings, weeds, grass, or other material in the streets, alleys, gutters, or drainage swales.