Village of Inglewood
ARTICLE 5 – WEEDS, JUNK CARS, LITTER AND DANGEROUS BUILDINGS REGULATIONS
SECTION 2-501: DEFINITIONS
1. The terms "weeds, grasses or worthless vegetation" shall mean any weed or grass growth of more than 12 inches in height. Weeds shall include, but not be limited to, bindweed, puncture vine, leafy spurge, Canada thistle, perennial peppergrass, Russian knapweed, Johnson grass, nodding or musk thistle, quack grass, perennial sow thistle, horse nettle, bull thistle, buckthorn, hemp plant and ragweed.▫
2. The term "litter" shall include, but not be limited to:
A. Trash, rubbish, refuse, garbage, paper, rags and ashes; ▫
B. Wood, plaster, cement, brick or stone building rubble; ▫
C. Grass, leaves and worthless vegetation; ▫
D. Offal and dead animals; ▫
E. Any machine, vehicle or parts of a machine or vehicle which have lost their identity, character, utility or serviceability as such through deterioration, dismantling or the ravages of time, are inoperative or unable to perform their intended functions, or are cast off, discarded or thrown away or left as waste, wreckage or junk; ▫
F. Any motor vehicle not housed in a storage or other building and not being currently licensed. ▫
3. The term "dangerous building" as used in this article is hereby defined to mean and include: ▫
A. Any building, shed, fence or other man-made structure which is dangerous to the public health because of its condition and which may cause or aid in the spread of disease or injury to the health of its occupants or those of neighboring structures; ▫
B. Any building, shed, fence or other man-made structure which, because of faulty construction, age, lack of proper repair or any other cause, is especially liable to fire and constitutes or creates a fire hazard; ▫
C. Any building, shed, fence or other man-made structure which, because of faulty construction, age, lack of proper repair or any other cause, is liable to cause injury or damage by collapsing or by a collapse of any part of such structure; ▫
D. Any building, shed, fence or other man-made structure which, because of its condition or because of lack of doors or windows or broken windows or doors permits the entry of birds and animals or is an attraction for children or other persons to enter. ▫
SECTION 2-502: PUBLIC NUISANCE; GRASSES OR WEEDS
It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance to permit grasses to grow in excess of 12 inches or to permit weeds of any height to be grown on any property within the corporate limits of the Village.