§ 522.15 WEEDS AND GRASS.

• No owner, occupant or person having the charge or management of any lot or parcel of land situated within the Village, whether the same is improved, unimproved, vacant or occupied, shall permit any weeds or grass to grow thereon to a height exceeding ten inches, except for the following conditions:
  • All vacant lots or parcels of land, five acres or more in area, must be mowed over its entire area on at least two occasions every calendar year, the first mowing to occur on or before May 15^th and the second mowing to occur between September 1st and October 15^th.
  • All vacant lots or parcels of land, five acres or more in area, in any zoning district, abutting or adjacent to developed areas, shall at all times be cut and maintained with a mowed fifty foot setback from the front property line and any developed areas, at a height not to exceed eight (8) inches, and shall, in addition, be mowed over its entire area on at least two occasions every calendar year, the first mowing to occur on or before May 15^th and the second mowing to occur between September 1^st and October 15^th.
• The owner, occupant or person having the charge or management of any lot or parcel of land abutting public right-of-way shall be responsible for cutting and/or removing all grass and weeds over eight (8) inches in the area between the curb and sidewalk, or between the edge of the pavement and the property line where there is no curb or sidewalk, or the area between the center line of an unimproved alley or street and the property line.
• For the purpose of this section, the term WEEDS means any vegetation commonly referred to as a weed and shall also include, but not limited to, grasses, annual plants and vegetation; however, this term shall not include cultivated vegetation such as flowers, ornamental plants, trees, shrubs, agricultural crops and gardens that are reasonably maintained.
• Each day's violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.
• Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.