Clarksville makes every owner or tenant periodically cut grass and weeds, and it is unlawful to ignore a cutting order once growth passes one foot. Overgrown or debris-strewn lots get ten days before the city clears them.
Section 8-107 sets the one-foot trigger, and the order can come from the city clerk, the chief of police, or the coordinator of fire prevention and building codes. Section 8-112 carries the abatement chain: notice by United States mail to the owner of record's last known address, stating the right to a hearing and including a cost estimate and a return slip. The owner has ten days, or twenty excluding weekends and holidays for carriers and utilities. A hearing must be requested within ten days or the right is waived. The building official then clears the property and assesses the cost.
The city clears the lot, bills the cost plus a $150 administrative fee, and files a lien with the Register of Deeds. Citations carry $50 per violation, each day separate.
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