§ 16-111. Cutting of harmful vegetation required.

(a)

The board of county commissioners is authorized to regulate and control by ordinance the cutting of rank weeds, grasses or other underbrush deemed in the discretion of the board to constitute a health or traffic hazard to the people. For the purpose of this division, harmful vegetation shall mean high grasses, vines and noxious growth of any kind, including trees and shrubbery that overhang and create a harborage for rodents, rats and a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Rank weeds and grasses over 12 inches in height shall be presumed to provide such harborage.

(b)

The board of county commissioners is authorized to compel the owner of any property in the county lying outside the boundaries of an incorporated municipality to cut or destroy rank weeds, grasses or other underbrush. The board may also upon the failure of the owner, occupant or tenant, to cut or destroy such weeds, grasses or other underbrush, or in case the owner of the property is unknown, to cut or destroy such weeds, grasses or other underbrush.

(Ord. No. 415, Exh. A, 8-27-2012)