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To amend City Code ? 11-105, concerning weeds and other vegetation, and to amend ch. 11, art. IV, by adding therein a new section numbered 11-101, concerning definitions, for the purpose of establishing exemptions for Virginia Friendly Landscapes.
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THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
? 1. That section 11-105 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2020) be and is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 11-105. Weeds and other vegetation.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or occupies property within the City to permit any grass, plant, bushes, weeds or any other vegetation 12 inches high or over, other than trees, shrubbery, agricultural plants, garden vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants, or Virginia Friendly Landscapes (as defined in sec. 11-101), to exist on such property.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or occupies property within the City to permit the existence on such property of any live or dead hedge, shrub, tree or other vegetation, any part of which extends or protrudes into any street, sidewalk, public right-of-way, grass strip or alley so as to obstruct or impede or threaten the safe and orderly movement of persons or vehicles.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or occupies property within the City to permit any grass, plants, bushes, weeds or any other vegetation 12 inches high or over, other than trees, shrubbery, agricultural plants, garden vegetables, flowers or ornamental plants, to exist on any sidewalk, public right-of-way, or grass strip adjacent to such property or unimproved street or alley (to the centerline of such unimproved street or alley).
(d) It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or occupies property within the City to fail to remove fallen trees, detached limbs, or branches, the accumulation of which is offensive, unwholesome, and unsightly.
(e) Violations of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty, not to exceed $50.00 for the first violation, or violations aris...
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