§ 12-3. Property owner's duty to clear land and sidewalks.

No owner of any lot, tract, parcel or land lying within the city or the agent of such owner, shall permit on such lot, tract, parcel or land, or upon any sidewalk abutting the same, any weeds, grass, undergrowth, rubbish, debris, trash, deleterious and unhealthy growth, nonoperating motor vehicles, or other noxious matter that may be growing, lying or located thereon. Weeds and grass should be cut as required and kept below fifteen (15) inches in height. Property with dense tree growth to preclude mowing is exempt from this provision.

(Code 1959, § 13-72; Ord. No. 98-10, § 1, 3-9-98)