§ 8-536. Public notice.

The unified government clerk shall cause a general public notice to be placed in the official unified government newspaper once each calendar year. Such notice shall read substantially as follows:

PUBLIC NOTICE

CITY OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS

Notice is hereby given to all property owners, representatives and tenants of property located within the City of Kansas City, Kansas, that it is unlawful to allow the excessive growth of weeds, grass and uncultivated plants. Excessive growth means more than eight inches in height or more than 12 inches in length if matted down. Violators will be subject to prosecution and assessment of cost for abatement for such violations. If a violation is determined to exist, notification will be provided by regular mail, certified mail, personal service or publication.

The occupant, owner or agent has five days (in cases where the owner is unknown or is a nonresident and there is no resident agent, ten days) to either eradicate the excessive growth of vegetation or request a hearing before the public officer or his designated representative. If a hearing is not requested and the violation is not corrected within the ten-day period, then the unified government or its authorized agent will remove the excessive growth of vegetation by reasonable means and assess the cost of removal, including reasonable administrative cost. Notice of the total cost of such abatement shall be provided to the owner, occupant, or an agent by either regular mail, certified mail, personal service or publication. Failure to pay said cost within 30 days of the date when the notice is mailed or served will result in said cost being added to the property tax as a special assessment, or which may be collected as a personal debt of the property owner.

Notice will be deemed provided if mailed to the address where the violation exists, or the address listed with Wyandotte County, Kansas, for the purpose of paying taxes on the property. No further notice shall be given prior to the removal of weed or excessive growth during the current calendar year.

The City may abate or remove the excessive growth of vegetation upon any property determined to be a perennial violator without notice.

Members of the public are welcome to review the weed and vegetation control ordinances during regular business hours at the Municipal Office Building, One McDowell Plaza, 701 North Seventh Street, Kansas City, Kansas, 66101.

CITY CLERK

(Code 1988, § 8-576; Ord. No. 65619, § 7, 4-19-1991; Ord. No. 65794, § 1, 4-1-1993; Ord. No. 65902, § 1, 5-8-1994; Ord. No. 66006, § 1, 4-6-1995; Ord. No. 66102, § 1, 4-25-1996; Ord. No. 66271, § 1, 9-4-1997; Ord. No. O-20-04, § 1, 3-18-2004; Ord. No. O-22-05, 3-10-2005; Ord. No. O-36-06, 3-23-2006; Ord. No. O-43-07, 5-3-2007)