HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Ordinance 1973-07VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH
ORDINANCE NO. 73-7
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER V
OF THE VILLAGE CODE BY ADDING.THERETO
PROVISIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF WEEDS AND
VEGETATION
THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF PLYMOUTH DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Amendment of Village Code - Chapter V of the
Village Code of the Village of Plymouth is hereby amended by
adding the following thereto as Section 12:
"SECTION 12. WEEDS A14D VEGETATION - CONTROL OF.
12.01. Definitions. The following words as used
in this section shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Lot" or "Land", when used in Sections 12.02,-
12.03 and 12.04 herein shall mean any
grounds, lots or parcels of land within the
Village of Plymouth which are an integral
part of plats which either have been filed
and placed of record in the offices of the
Register of Deeds or Registrar of Titles of
Hennepin County, Minnesota or which have been
finally approved by the Village Council but
havQ not yet been placed of record.
(b) "Lot" or "Land" when used in Section 12.05 herein
shall mean any gromds, lots or parcels of land
within the Village of Plymouth whether a part
of recorded plats or not.
(c) "Person" when used in this section shall mean
and include one or more persons of either sex,
corporations, partnerships, associations,
societies and all other entities capable of
being sued.
12.02. Cutting and Removal of Grass, Weeds, and other
Rank, Poisonous, or Harmful Vegetation. It shall be
unlawful for any owner, lessee, or occupant, or any agent,
servant, representative, or employee of any such owner,
lessee, or occupant having control of any occupied or
unoccupied lot or land or any part thereof in the Village
of Plymouth to permit or maintain on any such lot or land,
or on or along the sidewalk, street, or alley adjacent
to the same between the property line and the curb or middle
of the alley, or to the center of the platted street or
alley if the same be not improved, any growth of weeds,
grass, brush, or rank vegetation to a greater height
than eight (8) inches on the average, or any accumulation
of dead weeds or grass. It shall also be unlawful for
any such person or persons to cause, permit or allow poison
ivy, ragweed, or other poisonous plants or plants detri-
mental to health to grow on any such lot or any such land
in such manner that any part of such ivy, ragweed, or
other poisonous or harmful weeds shall extend upon, overhang
or border any public place or allow to seed, or to permit
pollen or other poisonous particles or emanations therefrom
to be carried through the air into any public place.
12.03. Duty of Owner, Lessee, or Occupant. It shall
be the duty of the owner, lessee, or occupant of any lot
or land to cut and remove, or cause to be cut and removed,
all such weeds, grass, or rank, poisonous or harmful
vegetation as often as may be necessary to comply with the
provisions of Section 12.02.
12.04. Compliance with and Enforcement of Weed Control.
If the provisions of the foregoing sections are not complied
with, the Village Weed Inspector shall serve'written notice
upon the owner, lessee or occupant, or any person having
the care or control of any such lot or land to comply with
the provisions of this Ordinance. If the person upon whom
the notice is served fails, neglects, or refuses to cut and
remove, or to cause to be cut and removed, such weeds,
grass, or other vegetation within ten (10) days after
receipt of such notice or if no person can be found in the
Village of Plymouth who either is or claims to be the owner
of such lot or land, or who either represents or claims to
represent such owner, the said Inspector shall cause such `
weeds, grass, and other vegetation on such lot or land to be
cut and removed, and the actual cost of such cutting and
removal plus 25% of said actual cost of cutting and removal
for inspection and other additional costs in connection
therewith, shall be certified by the said Weed Inspector
to the Village Clerk prior to the first day of October of
each year. The amount so charged against said premises,
lots or parcel of land shall be a lien upon the property i
on which said weeds, grass and vegetation were located, and i
shall be added to, and become a part of, the taxes next to
be assessed and levied upon such lot or land, and the
Village Council shall by appropriate resolution, assess the
costs above mentioned against said premises, and certify
the same to the County Auditor of Hennepin County, Minnesota.;
The same shall be collected and enforced in the same manner 1
as the collection of real estate taxes.
12.05. Grading and Removal of Debris. Any ground, lot,1
parcel, vacant lot or portion thereof located either within
a platted R-1, R-2, R-3 or R-4 zoning district or within one`
hundred (100) feet of a platted R-1, R-2, R-3 or R-4 zoning
district shall be gradEd and kept free of debris so that it
can be mowed and kept free of rank vegetation growth in com-
pliance with the provisions of Section 12.02 specified above.
The provisions of Section 12.04 above respecting notice,
work by the Village, and addition of casts to taxes for
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vegetation mowing shall also apply to any casts incurred
by the Village for grading and removal of debris so that
said vegetation can be mowed in these cases where it becomes
necessary for the Village to undertake such action in
light of the failure of the person having care or control
of the property to do so.
12.06. Violations. A violation of any part of this
section of the Village Code shall be deemed to be a mis-
demeanor and any person who shall neglect to cut and remove
weeds, grass, or other vegetation as directed in this
section or who shall fail, neglect, or refuse to comply
with the provisions of any notice herein provided, or who
shall violate any of the provisions of any notice herein
provided, or who shall violate any of the provisions of
this section, or who shall resist or obstruct the Weed
Inspector, or his employees, in the cutting and removal of
weeds, grass, and other vegetation, shall upon conviction
thereof be subject to a fine of not more than Three Hundred
($300.00) Dollars, or imprisonment for a period not to
exceed ninety (90) days or both, and each day on which such
violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
Any property owner feeling aggrieved by the failure of
another to comply with the terms of this Section shall have
the right to file a complaint based thereon as respects
any property owned by him and lying within two hundred (200)
feet of the property being complained of. In addition,
complaints for violation of this Ordinance may be filed
by the County Weed Inspector for Hennepin County, Minnesota
and the Village Weed Inspector for the Village of Plymouth."
Section 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take
effect upon its passage and publication.
Adopted by the Village Council the 7th day of May, 1973.
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