§ 17-26. Additional authority to abate dangerous weeds without prior notice

(a) Authority to abate dangerous weeds. the City may abate, without prior notice, weeds that:

(1) Have grown higher than forty-eight (48) inches; and

(2) Are an immediate danger to the health, life, or safety of any person.

(b) Notice of abatement. Not later than the tenth day after the date the City abates weeds under this section, the City shall give notice to the property owner in the manner required by subsection 17-25(b) of this article. The notice shall contain the items specified in subsection 17-28(a) of this article.

(c) Hearing. the City shall conduct an administrative hearing under this section if not later than the thirtieth day after the date of the abatement of the weeds the property owner files with the City a written request for a hearing. If a hearing is requested, it shall be conducted according to subsection 17-28(c) of this article, except that the hearing shall be conducted by the municipal court judge not later than the twentieth day after the date a request for hearing is filed.

(Ord. No. 2000-020, § 3, 4-10-00)