Yes – you are responsible for mowing your grass.
Ordinances can be found on the Town of Marlinton Homepage.
33-2-21 GRASS MOWING.
…33-2-21 GRASS MOWING. Property owners and/or their tenants shall be jointly and separately responsible for mowing the grass or weeds within the area located between the property lines and the adjoining street surfaces, including grass or weeds located within the public right-of-way thereon. The height of the grass or weeds shall not exceed eight (8) inches. Also, for the purpose of space in this article …33-2-19 and …33-2-17 read basically the same. …§ 154.017 GRASS MOWING (Prior Code, § 33-2-19) Penalty, see § 10.99
MOWING OF GRASS AND VEGETATION….§ 92.23 (A) Each property owner of the city is responsible for the mowing of grass and vegetation on the owner’s property. (B) Any property within the city which is overgrown with grass and vegetation shall be mowed by the city and the costs of such mowing shall be assessed against the individual property owner and the said property.
OCCUPANT TO MOW GRASS is found at…§ 93.005. It shall be the duty of the occupant of any lot abutting any sidewalk to keep the grass plot adjoining neatly mowed. (Prior Code, § 12-9)
Further regarding WEEDS AND GRASS; MOWING can be found at ….§ 94.25 (A) Any grass or weeds, sap-lings, or natural, growth on any yard or lot shall not exceed eight inches in height. (B) If a homeowner/renter allows the growth to exceed a height of eight inches, then he, she, or they shall be issued a citation. (C) For first time offenses per season, the homeowner/renter shall be sent notification advising him, her, or them that they have ten days to mow his, her, or their property and if compliance is not made within the ten-day guideline, the town will perform the mowing of said yard or lot and a lien in an amount which shall be set by the Town Council from time to time shall be placed against the owner’s property at the County Courthouse.
LAWNS; RESPONSIBILITY TO MOW GRASSES …§ 95.21 and Vacant lots that need to be mowed are the responsibility of the owners of the property. The city will mow them at a charge. (Ord. 314, passed 6-14-2004)
NOTE: When you mow, you should be aware that it is unlawful to blow grass into the street and leave it.
521.15 BLOWING GRASS, WEEDS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES INTO CITY STREETS PROHIBITED. according to …§ 97.065. It shall be unlawful to blow grass, leaves or any other yard waste into any street or alley way in the corporate limits of the city, unless such grass is immediately removed from the street. (Ord. 12-2013, passed 7-8-2013) Penalty, see § 10.99 Also …521.15 and …557.06 read basically the same.
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