4-10-4: WEEDS AND PLANT MATERIAL:
A. It is unlawful for a person who owns, possesses, controls, or is in charge of property to maintain that property in such a manner that grass or weeds are overgrown to a height in excess of six inches (6") and to fail to remove all cuttings and plant debris from the property immediately or store it in an approved container.
B. It is unlawful for a person who owns, possesses, controls, or is in charge of property to maintain that property in such a manner that grass or weeds are overgrown to a height to create an unsightly appearance, or create breeding grounds and shelter for rats, mice, snakes, mosquitoes, and other vermin.
C. It is unlawful for a person who owns, possesses, controls, or is in charge of property larger than two acres to maintain that property in such a manner that grass or weeds are overgrown to a height in excess of six inches (6") within fifteen feet (15') of the edge of a road or within two hundred feet (200') of another property’s dwelling.
D. Exception:
1. Exempted from the provisions of this chapter are portions of lands lawfully used for cultivated agriculture, flower gardens, plots of shrubbery, vegetable gardens and grain plots. An exemption under the terms of this section cannot be claimed unless the land has been cultivated and cared for in a manner appropriate to such exempt categories. This exemption shall not be construed to permit any crops, plots or gardens to become overgrown with weeds in violation of the remaining terms of this chapter.
2. Any property in its natural, beneficial, and undisturbed condition, or if it has been disturbed, it is now soil-crusted and stabilized from erosion and fugitive dust by watering, chemical applications, revegetation, or covering with wind resistant material (i.e., gravel or wood chips).
3. Any property that is located outside any improved subdivision and is located more than one hundred feet (100') from any boundary of any lot or parcel of real estate upon which any dwelling is located, or more than one hundred feet (100') from any commercial enterprise.
4. The restrictions of subsections A through C of this section do not apply to lots or parcels of property in the following zones: agricultural, open space, or gravel and grazing. (Ord. 2020-02-006 § 2 (Att.), 2-6-2020)