Sec. 54-62. - Rubbish; weeds.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person who shall own any house, building, establishment, lot, yard, ground or any other place in the city or within an area immediately adjacent to the city limits and extending outside the city limits for a distance of 5,000 feet to permit or allow weeds, rubbish, brush, trash, garbage or any other matter which is unsanitary or which is unsightly or objectionable to a person of ordinary sensibilities or which is liable to produce disease to accumulate or grow thereon.

(b) Vegetation shall not constitute an offensive condition if the vegetation is located:

(1) More than 200 feet from all road pavements and more than 200 feet from all nearby lots, other than vacant or agricultural lots; or

(2) Within 15 feet of a resaca bank's toe, and the vegetation is outside a road easement or road right-of-way.

(c) Grass or weeds over 18 inches in height shall be prima facie evidence that the lot is unsightly to a person of ordinary sensibilities.

(d) If any such house, building, establishment, lot, yard, ground, or any other place in the city abuts upon any alley, the owner of that place shall be responsible under this section for the removal of all rubbish, brush, trash, garbage, junk, lumber and other such matter and mowing of grass or weeds over 18 inches in height from that part of the alley upon which such place abuts and to the middle thereof.

(e) If any such house, building, establishment, lot, yard, ground, or any other place in the city abuts upon a street, the owner of that place shall be responsible under this section for the removal of all rubbish, brush, trash, garbage, junk, lumber, and other such matter and the mowing of grass and weeds over 18 inches in height in that part of the property which abuts the street and up to the edge of the street.

(Code 1971, § 16-32; Ord. No. 93-562-C, § 1, 8-31-1993)