City Code Officers Reminds Residents Of Weed Ordinances
March 1, 2017 at 9:16 p.m.
By Staff Report-
To help him do that, he issued a news release this morning notifying the public of section 38-34 and section 66-35 of the city's ordinances.
Environmental public nuisance means: Any growth of weeds, grass or rank vegetation on a plot or parcel of land other than excluded property which is neglected, or not cut, which is higher than nine inches.
In lieu of the written notice required by the city, the police department may publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, on two separate occasions, during March, that weeds not cut by May 1 of that year will be cut by the city and the owner of the property will be charged with the costs of abatement. The publication shall contain all of the information required of the "notice to abate,” according to the release.
The occupant or owner of the property upon which a nuisance is found shall be “ordered by the code enforcement officer or the superintendent of public works to abate the same not later than a date to be stated in a written notice ordering such abatement. In no case shall such date be less than five days after the date of the notice,”?the release states.
Upon the failure of the occupant or owner to abate such nuisance, the city may enter upon such premises and abate the nuisance. The costs of such abatement shall be assessed against the owner of such property and, if not paid within 30 days after notification, the city may impose a lien upon such property for such expense and shall place the same upon the tax duplicate of the office of the county treasurer for collection as provided by law.
For more information, contact Hewitt at the Building and Planning Department at 574-372-9548.
To help him do that, he issued a news release this morning notifying the public of section 38-34 and section 66-35 of the city's ordinances.
Environmental public nuisance means: Any growth of weeds, grass or rank vegetation on a plot or parcel of land other than excluded property which is neglected, or not cut, which is higher than nine inches.
In lieu of the written notice required by the city, the police department may publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, on two separate occasions, during March, that weeds not cut by May 1 of that year will be cut by the city and the owner of the property will be charged with the costs of abatement. The publication shall contain all of the information required of the "notice to abate,” according to the release.
The occupant or owner of the property upon which a nuisance is found shall be “ordered by the code enforcement officer or the superintendent of public works to abate the same not later than a date to be stated in a written notice ordering such abatement. In no case shall such date be less than five days after the date of the notice,”?the release states.
Upon the failure of the occupant or owner to abate such nuisance, the city may enter upon such premises and abate the nuisance. The costs of such abatement shall be assessed against the owner of such property and, if not paid within 30 days after notification, the city may impose a lien upon such property for such expense and shall place the same upon the tax duplicate of the office of the county treasurer for collection as provided by law.
For more information, contact Hewitt at the Building and Planning Department at 574-372-9548.
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