(a)
Accumulations of waste paper, wood, hay, straw, weeds, litter or combustible or flammable
waste or rubbish of any kind shall not be permitted to remain upon any roof or in
any court, yard, vacant lot, alley, parking lot or open space. All weeds, grass, vines
or other growth, when such weeds, grass, vines or other growth endangers property,
or is capable of catching fire, shall be cut down and removed by the owner or occupant
of the property. All combustible rubbish, oily rags or waste material, when kept within
a building, shall be stored in approved metal containers. Storage shall not produce
conditions which, in the opinion of the fire official, will tend to create a nuisance
or a hazard to the public health, safety or welfare.
(b)
Whenever the code official shall find any violation of subsection (a) of this section
he shall give written notice to the owner of the lot that such lot shall be cleared
within five days. If the notice is not complied with within five days, or the owner
of the lot cannot be found within such time, the city may clear or cause to be cleared
such lot at the expense of the owner thereof; and the expense of clearing, together
with any fees or fines authorized by this Code, shall be and remain a special assessment
upon the lot, to be collected in the same manner as other special assessments are
collected under this Code and chapter 13 of the Charter of the city.
