8.28.010 Weeds constituting a public nuisance.
A. All weeds which are described in this section growing upon any private property or in any public street, sidewalk or alley within the city, are declared to be a public nuisance, subject to abatement and removal in accordance with the procedures specified in this chapter. This remedy is in addition to any other provided by law, including penalty provisions applicable for violations of provisions of this chapter.
B. The term “weeds” includes:
1. Weeds which bear seeds of a downy or wingy nature;
2. Sagebrush, chaparral, and any other brush or weeds which attain such large growth as to become, when dry, a fire menace to adjacent improved property;
3. Weeds which are otherwise noxious or dangerous;
4. Poison oak and poison ivy, when the conditions of growth are such as to constitute a menace to the public health;
5. Dry grasses, stubble, brush, dead shrubs, dead trees, litter or other flammable material which endanger the public safety by creating a fire hazard. (Ord. 3275 § 1, 1990; Ord. 3070 § 1, 1986; prior code § 8.80.010)