HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 25-004ORDINANCE 25-004
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 62-86 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA TO PROVIDE FOR
REMOVAL OF THE DESIGNATION OF “NO MOW MAY” IN THE CITY OF
BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Brookings, South Dakota, as
follows:
That Section 62-86 of the Ordinances of the City of Brookings is hereby amended to
read as follows:
I.
Section 62-86. Duty of Owner/Exceptions for Vegetation Management Practices.
a. Duty to maintain lawn, grasses and weeds. No owner of any lot, place or area
within the city, or the agent of such owner, or the occupant of such lot, place or
area, shall allow or permit to remain upon any such lot, place or area, or upon
any sidewalk or boulevard abutting the same any weeds, tall and undesirable
grass or deleterious or unhealthful growths or other noxious matter that may be
growing, lying or located thereon, and the growing of such weeds or other
noxious or unhealthful vegetation is hereby declared to be a nuisance. The
presence of primary or secondary noxious weeds as identified by the county
weed board or the growth of any other vegetation referred to in this section to a
height of 15 inches or more shall be prima facie evidence of such nuisance and
a violation of this ordinance. Hay which is periodically mowed and removed from
public or private property shall not constitute a nuisance under this section.
b. Exceptions for vegetation management practices.
“No-Mow” areas designated by the Parks and Recreation Department,
retention/detention ponds, the Dakota Nature Park, and Edgebrook Golf Course
shall not be subject to the requirements of this section because different
vegetation management practices are intended to apply to these areas.
II.
Any or all ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
FIRST READING: February 11, 2025
SECOND READING: February 25, 2025
PUBLISHED: February 28, 2025
CITY OF BROOKINGS, SD
Oepke G. Niemeyer, Mayor
ATTEST:
Bonnie Foster, City Clerk