![]() ![]() ![]() No person whether owner, lessee, occupant, or contractor shall allow or permit debris of any kind including, but not limited to, weeds, grass, overgrown vegetation, dead trees, bushes or shrubbery to be placed, left, mechanically blown, swept, fall, or thrown onto any street, gutter, curb, road, lane, cul-de-sac, highway, open creek, stream, water course, public place, storm sewer, common ground, or right-of-way within the city limits. ![]() SECTION 215.084: DEPOSITING GRASS CLIPPINGS ON STREETS OR ALONG CREEKS, MISDEMEANOR It shall be the duty of those responsible under this section for the removal of dead trees, bushes, shrubbery or debris from a private lot to also remove dead trees, bushes, shrubbery, or debris, from an abutting subdivision common ground or subdivision easement. Dead trees, bushes, shrubbery, when cut down, or debris, must be promptly removed from the property and disposed of in such a manner as not to create a nuisance. No person, whether owner, lessee, or occupant, having control, possession, or use of any lot or land, property or any part of any property not in a wooded area, shall allow dead trees, bushes, shrubbery, or debris, to remain on such property. ![]() SECTION 215.083: DEAD TREES, BUSHES OR SHRUBBERY PROHIBITED The City shall maintain a list of permitted ornamental grasses and native plants. Ornamental grasses and bamboo shall not be located within five (5) feet from an adjacent property owner(s)ā property line. Ornamental grasses, bamboo and native plants are exempt from height restrictions on private property, if these grasses do not obstruct sight distance for vehicular, bicycle, or pedestrian traffic.SECTION 215.082: RESTRICTIONS FOR ORNAMENTAL GRASSES INCLUDING BAMBOO AND NATIVE PLANTS Those lots or parcels of real estate within any āCā Office District shall be governed by this Paragraph. However, in these instances where a nuisance is determined to exist by the Building Commissioner or his/her designee, the person having control of said property or lot may be required to undertake the necessary maintenance to eliminate the growth. In non-wooded areas, it shall be the duty of any person owning, leasing, occupying, or controlling any plot of ground in the city to prevent the growth of and eliminate, noxious weeds and invasive plants including but not limited to cockleburs, crown vetch, dandelions, garlic mustard, Japanese honeysuckle, Johnson grass, multiflora roses, purple loosestrife, ragweed, thistles, (see Noxious Weeds in Definitions). Lots used for pasture, farming, crops, timber, woods, prairie, or wetlands, may not be required to comply with the provisions of this Paragraph. No person having control of any lot of ground or any part of any lot or parcel of ground within the City shall allow or maintain on such lot or parcel of ground any growth of weeds or grass to a height of over seven (7) inches, unless the growth is in a wooded area. Measurement at this height is referred to as diameter at breast height or DBH.) (Note: In the US, tree diameter is usually measured at 4.5 ft. WOODED AREA: Any parcel of land having more than five thousand (5,000) square feet of tree canopy coverage and where the tree canopy is primarily comprised of trees equal to or larger than five (5) inches in DBH. NOXIOUS WEEDS: (As may be amended from time to time by the United States Department of Agriculture) Canada thistle, common teasel, crown vetch, cut-leaved teasel, field blindweed, garlic mustard, Johnson grass, kudzu, marijuana, multiflora rose, musk thistle, purple loosestrife, and Scotch thistle. The following definitions are to be used in Chapter 215: NUISANCES ![]()
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