§ 14-77. Noxious weeds; nuisance.  


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  • No person owning or occupying any property within the village shall permit any grass or noxious weeds or any vegetation whatsoever not for human consumption or planted for agricultural use or ornamental purposes, or any other deleterious, unhealthy, or noxious growths and accumulations, to grow or remain or hay crop (which shall not exceed a height of 18 inches), or any other deleterious, unhealthy, or noxious growths and accumulations, to grow or remain upon the premises so as to exceed a height of 12 inches or to throw off any unpleasant or noxious odor or to conceal any filthy deposit or to create or produce pollen. Any grass, weeds, other vegetation, or any other deleterious, unhealthy, or noxious growths and accumulations growing upon any premises in the village in violation of this article are hereby declared to be a nuisance and detrimental to the health, safety, cleanliness, and comfort of the inhabitants of the village.

(Code 2004, § 24.1)