ORDINANCE NO. 1396
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, CONCERNING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OWNERS FOR REMOVAL OF WEEDS AND BRUSH
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO:
That the following sections of ARTICLE II. WEEDS AND BRUSH of Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Grand Junction be amended to read as hereinafter set out:
Sec. 14-26. CUTTING AND REMOVAL REQUIRED.
It shall be the duty of the owner, agent or lessee of any lots, tracts, or parcels of land, except as above stated, to cut such weeds or brush and to remove the same together with rubbish herein mentioned, and to keep such weeds down, each year. All such weeds and brush shall immediately, upon cutting, be removed with the rubbish to the appropriate disposal site.
Sec. 14-27. NOTICE TO CUT AND REMOVE.
The city clerk shall publish annually for three days a notice in the official newspaper of the city, at the proper time, notifying all owners of property, withÂout naming them, that it is their duty to cut the weeds and brush and to remove the same, together with the rubbish from their properties and from the streets and alleys as in this article provided, during the time provided in this article; and that, in default of such cutting and removal, the work may be done-under orders of the city manager and the cost thereof, together with the penalties provided in this article, would be charged to the respective lots, tracts, or parcels of land.
Sec. 14-28. CUTTING, REMOVAL BY CITY.
In case of failure of any owner, agent or lessee of such lots, tracts or parcels of land to cut and remove weeds, brush and rubbish, as provided herein, and the election by the City to remove said weeds and brush and rubbish, the weed control supervisor is authorized to give notice by certified mail addressed to the last known post office address of the owner, agent or lessee of such lots, which notice shall require the cutting of such weeds or brush or removal of such rubbish within fifteen days of the date of the notice.
In the event such work is not done within the fifteen days, the city manager may then proceed to have the work done as soon as practicable.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 5th day of May, 1971.
/s/ Stanley R. Anderson
President of the Council
ATTEST:
/s/ Neva B. Lockhart
City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 1396, was introduced, read, and ordered published by the City Council of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, at a regular meeting of said body held on the 21st day of April, 1971, and that the same was published in The Daily Sentinel, a newspaper published and in general circulation in said City, at least ten days before its final passage.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said city this 6th day of May, 1971.
/s/ Neva B. Lockhart
City Clerk
Published: May 9, 1971