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areas or trails intended to be left in their natural state; and (iv) vegetation along natural streams or • watercourses when necessary to deter erosion. (b) A person found guilty of a violation of either of the following provisions shall be punished as provided in section 5-1 of this chapter. (1) It shall be unlawful for the owner of any parcel of real estate to allow weeds to reach a height of eighteen (18) or more inches, where such weeds are located: (i) on any developed lot or parcel in the city, or (ii) on that portion of any undeveloped lot or parcel in the city which is within one hundred fifty (150) feet of any building, street, sidewalk or public right-of-way. All weeds existing in violation of this section are hereby declared to constitute a public nuisance. (2) It shall be unlawful for the owner of any parcel of real estate to allow thereon any hedge, shrub, tree or other vegetation, the limbs, branches or other parts of which overhang, extend or protrude into any street, sidewalk or public alley in a manner which obstructs or impedes the safe and orderly movement of persons or vehicles thereon, or in the case of trees, when the dead limbs or branches thereof are likely to fall into or across such street or sidewalk thereby endangering • • D(s), snruo(s), trees) or otner v. to constitute a oublic nuisance. The Director shall, upon determining that there exists a condition or growth of vegetation in violatio his section, serve notice on the owner to cause such condition or growth to be cut, removed or erwise abated. The owner of any parcel of real estate on which there exists a condition or growth of etation in violation of this section shall be required to cut, remove, or otherwise abate the nuisance ( I ) All notices sent pursuant to this section shall be served to an owner as follows: (i) by hand - delivery to the owner of record, (ii) by regular, first-class mail, to the owner of record at the address listed in the city's real estate tax records, or to any occupant of the property at the address where the violation exists; (iii) to a person who has charge of real estate as an executor, administator, trustee, guardian or agent, by hand delivery, or by regular mail to the last known address of such person, or (iv) to a person who is the beneficiary of any easement or right of use of a parcel of real estate, by hand delivery, or by regular first-class mail to the person's last known address. If the real estate parcel on which the violation exists is undeveloped or vacant, the notice shall also be posted in a conspicuous place on the mooertv. (2) Such notice shall require the owner to correct the condition within ten (10) days from the date of delivery or mailing of the notice. An affidavit of the Director certifying hand -delivery or mailine shall be sufficient evidence of notice to the owner. (d) If the condition is not corrected within ten the Director may cause such condition to be a handling charge of seventy-five dollars ($75.( the Director shall prepare an affidavit certifyii the charges billed to the property owner remai after the delivery or mailing of the The cost thereof, together with an 311 be assessed and billed to the vrc as Sec. 5-150. Open Storage of Inoperable Vehicles. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, exec otherwise shielded or screened from view, on any pr more man tmr ded by section owner, and In the event code. n