Del Rey Oaks Municipal Code Ch. 8.24 Weeds and Rubbish

It is the duty of every person owning or occupying any land or lots of land within the corporate limits of the city fronting on any graded street, to cut down and destroy all weeds, grass, vegetation and all other noxious growths in front of the premises from the property line thereof, to and including the curbs of said street, and also to keep the space clear of debris.

(Prior code § 8-401)

Every owner of real property in the city shall keep the real property free and clear of all rubbish or other obstructions or materials which from any cause whatever shall have accumulated upon the property, as well as all puncture vines of whatever height, and all grass, weeds and other vegetation over two inches tall.

(Prior code § 8-402)

No waste materials as herein mentioned shall be deposited, placed or dumped upon the public streets, between property lines, in any alley, park or public way in the city.

(Prior code § 8-403)

A. Upon the failure of the owner of any such real property in the city to remove or clear away such grass, weeds, puncture vine or vines, rubbish, obstructions or materials from such real property shall be notified by the street superintendent of the city to remove the same within a period of seven days. Such notice shall be in writing or printed and shall be posted in a conspicuous place upon the property for a period of seven days. If at the end of such period mentioned in the notice, such owner has failed to comply with the notice, then the street superintendent shall cause such grass, weeds, puncture vine or vines, rubbish, obstructions or materials to be removed from the property and shall charge the expense of such work of removing the same to the owner of the property.

B. Upon completion of the work of removal of the grass, weeds, puncture vine or vines, rubbish, obstructions or materials, the street superintendent shall notify the owner of such real property in writing of the expense of such work. If the owner fails or refuses to pay the amount of such expense within a period of 30 days from the date of such notice, payment to be made to the city, the amount shall be certified to the city clerk of the city, who shall record in a book to be kept for that purpose the name of the owner of the property so cleared, a description of the property sufficient for identification, and the amount charged against the property for doing the work of clearing and removing the grass, weeds, puncture vine or vines, rubbish, obstructions or materials from the same. From and after the date that the entry is so made, the amount charged against the owner of the property shall be a lien thereon and shall be collected by an action brought on behalf of the city to foreclose the lien against the property upon which the lien has been so imposed.

(Prior code § 8-404)

Nothing in this chapter contained shall be construed to require the removal from the real property of any ornamental trees, plants, lawns or shrubs of a reasonable growth; provided, the same are not in any manner obstructions to the free use of the sidewalk in front of or along such property by pedestrians or encroaching upon the curbs in front or along such property.

(Prior code § 8-405)

Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent owners of property in the city from making agreements or contracts with the city through the city's superintendent of streets, for the elimination or eradication of the grass, weeds, puncture vine or vines, rubbish obstructions or materials, should the property owners so desire. The city in the contract may provide for a reasonable amount to be paid by the owners of the property for the eradication or removal of the grass, weeds, puncture vine or vines, rubbish, obstructions, or materials. In the event that the property owners after entering into the agreements and after performance of the terms thereof by the city, refuse to pay for the work as provided for in the contract, then the work performed by the city and materials used for the removal or eradication of grass, weeds, puncture vine or vines, rubbish, obstructions or materials, shall become a lien upon the property in the same manner as heretofore provided for in cases where the owner of the property fails or refuses to remove the grass, weeds, puncture vine or vines, rubbish, obstructions or materials.

(Prior code § 8-406)