Chapter 12.36
VEGETATION

Sections:

12.36.010    Obstructing right-of-way visibility – Public nuisance.

12.36.020    Abatement – Order.

12.36.030    Abatement – City action.

12.36.010 Obstructing right-of-way visibility – Public nuisance.

All vegetation which is permitted to grow within 20 feet of the right-of-way line of any public street or alley within the city of Marysville is a public nuisance if it is determined by the chief of police to be a safety hazard because it obstructs visibility on the traveled portion of the right-of-way, or because it obstructs visibility of traffic-control signs located thereon. (Ord. 999 § 1, 1978).

12.36.020 Abatement – Order.

Upon determination by the chief of police that vegetation constitutes a public nuisance pursuant to MMC 12.36.010, the chief of police shall cause an abatement order to be mailed to the owner of the subject property, as shown on the current tax rolls of the Snohomish County treasurer. Further, the chief of police shall cause a copy of said abatement order to be served upon the occupant of the subject property, or if there is no occupant, said abatement order shall be posted on the subject property. The abatement order shall define the public nuisance and shall require the abatement thereof in not less than 30 days from the date of said order. It shall state that failure to comply with said order will result in abatement of the public nuisance by the city, and liability for the costs of such abatement, plus a 10 percent surcharge, shall be borne by the owner of the subject property. (Ord. 999 § 2, 1978).

12.36.030 Abatement – City action.

If a public nuisance is not abated in compliance with an abatement order, as provided in MMC 12.36.020, the chief of police may cause such nuisance to be removed or abated, and the owner of the subject property shall become indebted to the city for the costs incurred by the city in the removal of such nuisance, plus a 10 percent surcharge. Further, the city may file a lien against the subject property in the amount of such costs and surcharge. (Ord. 999 § 3, 1978).