§ 30-121. Definitions.

The following words, terms, and phrases when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Excessive growth shall mean, grass, weeds, or brush that has reached a height of at least 12 inches.

Exterior portion of the property shall mean those portions of a lot, tract or parcel of land which is either (1) outside of any building erected thereon, or (2) if there is no building erected thereon the entire lot, tract or parcel, regardless of whether such portions are exposed to public view or are surrounded by a fence, wall, hedge or other similar structure.

Grass, weeds, or brush shall mean any grass or weeds, or brush which, when allowed to grow in a wild and unkempt manner, will reach a height of 12 inches or more. This definition does not include brushes, shrubs, trees, vines, flowering plants, or any other living plant life typically used and actually being used for landscaping purposes.

Nonliving plant material shall mean nonliving vegetation such as leaves, grass cuttings, shrubbery cuttings, tree trimmings and other material attending the care of lawns, shrubs, vines and trees.

Parkway shall mean any section of paved road, street, highway, or thoroughfare intended for vehicular traffic, including the shoulders and sections of parking lots in the right-of-way.

Property shall mean any lot, tract or parcel of land, or portion thereof, whether improved or unimproved, and adjacent rights-of-way.

Sidewalk shall mean any portion of a street between the curbline and the adjacent property line intended for the use of pedestrians, excluding parkways.

Trash, junk and debris shall mean waste material, including, but not limited to, putrescible and nonputrescible waste, combustible and non-combustible waste, and generally all materials such as paper, cardboard, tin cans, lumber, concrete rubble, glass, bedding, household furnishings, household appliances, dismantled pieces of motor vehicles or other machinery, rubber tires, or rusted metal articles of any kind. Any vehicle which is required to be registered and licensed in order to be operated or driven on the roads of the state, and which does not have a current certificate of registration and current license tag shall be irrebuttably presumed to be junk.

(Ord. No. 2012-02, § 1(30-72), 2-7-2012; Ord. No. 2016-03 , § 1, 6-7-2016)