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DATE: December 10, 1984 <br />TO: Chris Andersen, Public Works Director <br />FROM: William Guenzler, Maintenance Engineer <br />SUBJECT: VEGETATION CONTROL <br />Introduction <br />The sections of the City Code that have been important to the Public Works <br />Department in the past have been: <br />Building Div. Section 6.010(1) Trees This section a tree which <br />is a hazard to the public, a nuisance. <br />Traffic Div. Section 6.010(j) Vision Obstruction This section <br />makes trees, shrubs, bushes and plants higher than <br />18" and at an intersection a nuisance. <br />Engineering Div. Section 6.515 Obnoxious Vegetation <br />Maintenance Div. - Poison Ivy <br />- Blackberries <br />- Combustibles <br />Undeveloped private property [June 15 -Sept 301 <br />- weeds /grass over 10" <br />Developed private property [anytimel <br />- weeds /grass over 10" <br />Background <br />Formerly HCC employed inspectors and one function they performed was to <br />apply the nuisance section of the Code. Notices would be sent to owners <br />of developed property in violation of 6.010 or 6.515. If property owners <br />failed to comply with the notice, usually nothing happened. supposedly. <br />HCC was to direct a contractor to cut the vegetation and invoice the City <br />which was then to bill the property owner. Code did not, at that time, <br />allow the City to place a lien on the property to cause collection and <br />the City took no other action for collection. Consequently, the City <br />simply removed vegetation for recalcitrant owners. However, as important <br />to note is that most people complied when the notice process was vigorously <br />f ollowe d <br />