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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinances (O-73-130)-07/17/1973 . Q CITY OF COLLE~MJ2 PAGF.46:2 ~1~R-10-n 21 '?lt6 ~ \1/0 t:.50 ~~D TARRANT COUNTY ORDINANC'lf 0-7)-1)0 \0 J?lE~I'j~C?J t~ ~ AN ORDINANCE MAKING THE UNREGULATED GROWTH OF WEEDS OR GRASS A NUISANCE; ESTABLISHING A DUTY OF THE OWNER TO CUT AND REMOVE WEEDS OR GRASS CONSTITUTING A NUISANCE; PROVIDING REMOVAL OF WEEDS BY THE CITY UPON OWNER'S FAILURE TO DO SO OR AT OWNER'S REQUEST: AND FURTHER PROVIDING CHARGES TO BE LEVIED AGAINST SUCH PROPERTY OR A LIEN ON SUCH PROPERTY FOR FAILURE TO PAY CHARGES . BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS: Sect10n 1 - Growth to certa1n he1ght proh1b1ted; premises deemed nuisance. /". It shall be unlawful' for any owner or person 1n control of any occup1ed or unoccup1ed prem1ses, to perm1t weeds or grass to grow to a he1ght greater than twelve (12) 1nches upon the prem1ses, 1nclud1ng the front or s1de parl~ay between the property 11ne or sidewallr and the curb and the rear or side parkway between the property line and the pavement or traveled way; prov1ded that where the alley is not open to traff1c that the parkway 1n such cases shall be cons1dered to be between the property 11ne and the center line of the alley. Any prem1se upon wh1ch weeds or grass are perm1tted to grow to a he1ght greater than twelve (12) 1nches, shall be deemed a nu1sance as a f1re hazard and as dangerous to public health. It shall 11kew1se be unlawful for ~he owner or person 1n control of any prem1ses w1th1n the c1ty to leave weeds or grass on such prem1ses after they have been cut, and 1t shall be the duty of the owner or person 1n control of any prem1ses w1th1n the c1ty to remove weeds or grass from such prem1ses after they have been cut. Sect10n 2 - Duty of owner as to cutting and removal of weeds or grass. It Shall be the duty of any owner or person 1n control of any occup1ed or unoccup1ed prem1ses to cut and remove all weeds and grass as often as may be necessary to comply w1th the preceding sect10n; provided, that the remov1ng and cutt1ng of weeds or grass at least onee 1n every three ()) weeks shall be deemed to be 1n compl1ance w1th the sect10n. It shall be the duty of any owner or person 1n control of the occup1ed or unoccup1ed prem1ses to use every precaution, in order to prevent the weeds or grass from grow1ng on such prem1ses so as to become a nu1sance. Sect10n ) - Duty of the F1re Marshal. It shall be the duty of the C1ty F1re Marshal to enforce the prov1s10ns of this Ord1nance. Sect10n 4 - Not1ce to remove weeds; serv1ce to owner. It shall be the duty of the F1re Marshal to not1fy the owner or person 1n control of any premises w1th1n the c1ty, not ded1cated vOl6~!02 PAGr463 Y"; ~ '-;1: " :,_ 0", to an agrioultural use. on whioh are growing weeds or grass in height greater than twelve (12) inohes. to remove said weeds or grass within then (10) days. This notioe shall be in writing and may be served on the owner or person in oontrol by handing it to him in person, by United States oertified. mail, return reoeipt requested, addressed to suoh owner or person in oontrol at his post offioe address or in the event the owner or person in oontrol oannot be found and the oertified letter is returned by the United States postal servioe, then by publioation as many as two (2) times within the ten (10) oonseoutive days in the offioial newspaper as adopted by the City Counoil. Page 2 0-73-130 Seotion 5 - City removal of weeds upon owner's failure to do so or at owner's request. Upon the failure of the owner or person in oontrol to oomply with the notioe. as set forth in Seotion 4 of this Ordinanoe, or upon the written request of suoh owner or person in oontrol so notified, it shall beoome the responsibility of the Fire Marshal to have the weeds or grass out, raked and removed on all property within the City of Colleyville. ~ Seotion 6 - Charges to be levied against suoh property; lien on property for failure to pay oharges. A oharge of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for eaoh outting, raJring, and removal of weeds or grass shall be levied, assessed and oolleoted against property eaoh time suoh outting, raking and re- moval shall be performed, where the area out is not greater than 7,500 square feet. On traots of land that exoeed 7.500 square feet, the additional oharge of two dollars and 50/100 ($2.50) shall be levied, assessed and oolleoted for eaoh additional 1,000 square feet or portion thereof, whioh is out. In the event that there are obstruotions, suoh as trees, shrubs, bushes, exoavating, foundation, demolished struotures or any other similar obstruotion, an additional oharge shall be levied assessed and oolleoted against suoh premises for the aotual additional oosts resulting from the handling of these obstruotions. The oharges provided here- in shall be levied. assessed and oolleoted by the Direotor of Revenue and Taxation of the City of Colleyville. If any person shall fail to pay the oharges assessed thirty (JO) days after, being notified, the Direotion of Revenue and Taxation shall fite,' with the County Clerk of Tarrant County, Texas, a statement by the Mayor of suoh expenses. The City of Colleyville shall have a privileged lien on the premises, seoond only to tax liens and liens for street improvemen~s to seoure the expenditures made and teh (10) peroent interest on the amount from the date payment is due. For any suoh expenditures, and interest, suit may be instituted and for- olosure made in the name of the oity; and the statement so made by the mayor. or a oertified oopy of the statement, shall be prima faoie proof of the amount expended in auoh work or improvements. 0-7)-1)0 VOL6202 PAGf4ti5~ . III VOLUME PAGE 11 '-t Adopted th1s/7,uday of ;Z~~:''':i~7J~'m~ Page ) ATTEST: ~~~ M. LOUIS RAM~, C1t Secreta ::-H. , 'j :, ,-~YI, ( <'(~~~:.)"":'';v~ 4;~ '0,) , I; t :) :,\,' ',\ . ~'\ ~ ...---- ~ W .... , .~..... l.- ., -, ~ -.. '.'", '. .1 r 'to.: ~ . 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