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6.515 Obnoxious Vegetation - Definitions; Prohibitions, Abatement <br />(1) As used in sections 6.515 to 6.527, the term "obnoxious vege- <br />tation" includes: <br />(a) Weeds more than 10 inches high. <br />(b) Except agricultural crops that are not a fire hazard or <br />a vision obstruction as defined in section 6.010(j), grass more <br />than 10 inches high. <br />(c) Poison oak or poison ivy. <br />(d) Blackberry vines or vegetation that: <br />1. Is a fire hazard because it is near other combus- <br />tibles; <br />2. Extends into a public way or a pathway frequented by <br />children; <br />3. Extends across a property line; or <br />4. Is used for habitation by trespassers. <br />(e) Vegetation which is a vision obstruction as defined in <br />section 6.010(j). <br />(2) Except as section 6.517 provides to the contrary, between June <br />15 and September 30 of each year no owner or person in charge of undeveloped <br />property may allow obnoxious vegetation to be on the property or in the <br />public way abutting the property. Obnoxious vegetation so locates is a <br />public nuisance. <br />(3) In accordance with sections 6.519 to 6.527: <br />(a) The city may abate the nuisance and <br />(b) The costs that the city incurs in the abatement plus a <br />penalty may be charged against the owner or person in charge or <br />against.the property itself. <br />(Section 6.515 amended by Ordinance No. 17073, enacted May 20, 1974, <br />Ordinance No. 18199, enacted May 31, 1978, and Ordinance No. 19393, <br />enacted July 28, 1986, effective January 28, 1987.) <br />6 -27 02/16/87 <br />