CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF CLEARWATER
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-04
AMENDING PART I, CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE V – WEEDS
OF THE CLEARWATER CITY CODE
THE CITY OF CLEARWATER HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
City Code Section 14-93, Notice to Remove is hereby amended as follows:
When the owner and/or occupant permit a nuisance to exist in violation of section 14-92, the weed inspector, or assistant inspectors, shall serve a notice on the owner, occupant or agent of the owner of such lot or parcel of land ordering such person to have such weeds or grass cut and maintained or otherwise eradicated or removed within ten days after the service of such notice. Such notice shall also state that in event of noncompliance, removal will be done by the city at the owner's expense. When no owner, occupant or agent of the owner can be found, notice shall be sent by mail to the person who is listed on the records of the county auditor or county treasurer as the owner.
City Code Section 14-94, Assessment is hereby amended as follows:
If such person fails to comply with the notice within ten days after service, or if no owner, occupant or agent can be found, the weed inspector, or assistant inspectors, shall have such weeds cut and maintained or otherwise eradicated. A record showing the cost of such work attributable to each separate lot or parcel shall be delivered to the city clerk-treasurer. On or before November 1 of each year, the amount so charged against said lot or parcel of land, together with a description of the premises and the name of the supposed owner shall be certified to the county auditor and shall be collected in the same manner as taxes and/or special assessments against said premises. The charge shall be a perpetual lien on the premises until paid.
Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and summary publication, which is hereby authorized by the City Council.
ADOPTED THIS 14th DAY OF MARCH 2022
APPROVED BY:
Andrea Lawrence Wheeler, Mayor
ATTEST:
Annita M. Smythe, City Administrator
(Published in the Patriot: 03/19/22).
