HomeMy Public PortalAbout1983_07_13_O024The Town of Leesburg in Virginia
PRESENTED July .13~ 1983
ORDINANCE NO. 83-0-24 ADOPTED July 13~ 1983
AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING SECTION 5-2 OF THE TOWN CODE RE WEEDS AND OTHER FOREIGN GROWTH
ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virgina as follows:
SECTION I. Section 5-2, Weeds and other foreign growths on property, of
the Town Code is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-2. Weeds and other foreign growt.hs on property.
The owners e~ eee~pmmem of vacant developed or undeveloped property
in the municipality shall cut the grass, weeds and other forei~ growths
on the areas of such property within two hundred (200) feet of an improved
right-of-way or property line adjoining a developed lot whenever such grass,
weeds and other foreign growths have reached a height of twelve (12) inches
or more, or in any event at least twice every year, once between May first
and June fifteenth and once between August first and September fifteenth.
Upon information that grass, weeds and other foreign growths exist in
violation of this section, the municipal manager shall cause written notice
to be served by certified mail on the owners ~ ~ee~pmm~s of the property
that such grass, weeds and foreign growths exist in violation of this section
and requiring such owners e~ ~ee~pmm~s to cut such grass, weeds and foreign
growths within ten (10) days after receipt of such notice and order.
If the owners ~ see~p~mes of such lands fail to comply with
the notice and order in the time allowed, the municipal manager shall cause
the work required to cut the grass, weeds and other foreign growths at the
expense of the municipality by its own agents or employees and the amount
of money so expended shall be recovered from the owners or occupants as
provided herein.
In the event the municipality has cut the grass, weeds and other
~!oreign growths on such land, the owners ~ ~ee~pmm~e shall be notified
that the municipality has done so and shall be given an itemized cost thereof
by certified mail. If the sum due to the municipality has not been paid
within fifteen (15) days from receipt of such notice, the municipal manager
shall and is authorized to distrain therefore goods or chattels within the
~mnicipality to collect the sum due, or to treat the unpaid sum as a lien
against the property superior to the interests of any owner, lessee or tenant,
and next in succession to the municipal real estate taxes thereon and to add
the charges to the amount due for the current municipal real estate taxes on
said property.
SECTION II.
PASSED this
ATTEST:
This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage,,
13th day of July , 1983.
Robert g. S~vila, Mayo~--
Town of Leesburg
Clerk of Council Pro-Tem