CHAPTER 20
VEGETATION
Sec. 20-1. CERTAIN WEEDS WERE DECLARED A NUISANCE AND PROHIBITED.
Any weeds such as jimson, burdock, ragweed, thistle, cocklebur, or other similar noxious weeds found growing in any lot or tract of land in the Village are hereby declared to be a nuisance, and it shall be unlawful to permit any such weeds to grow or remain in any such place.
Sec. 20-2. HEIGHT LIMITATION FOR CERTAIN PLANTS AND WEEDS; THOSE EXCEEDING LIMITATIONS HAVE BEEN DECLARED A NUISANCE.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to permit any weeds, grass, or plants other than trees, bushes, flowers, or other ornamental plants to grow to a height exceeding eight (8) inches anywhere in the Village. Any such plants or weeds exceeding such height are hereby declared to be a nuisance.
Sec. 20-3. NOTICE TO ABATE.
It shall be the duty of the Village to serve a notice upon the owner or occupant of any premises on which weeds or plants are permitted to grow in violation of the provisions of this article and to demand the abatement of the nuisance within ten (10) days.
Sec. 20-4. ABATEMENT BY VILLAGE; COSTS.
If the person served a notice to abate does not abate the nuisance within ten (10) days after receiving a notice from the Village, the board of health may proceed to abate such nuisance, keeping an account of the expense of such abatement. Such expense shall be charged to and paid by the owner or occupant and shall be collected by the Village by suit or otherwise, which shall be in addition to the fine or penalty.
REFERENCES
Village of New Milford. “CODE OF ORDINANCES VILLAGE OF NEW MILFORD.” The Village of New Milford, Sept. 2021, villageofnewmilford.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/New-Milford-Code-of-Ordinances-September-2021.pdf.
