§ 8.52.030. Inspection and investigation.  


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  • A.

    The Park and Recreation Director or designee is responsible for inspecting all premises and places within the incorporated City limits to determine the existence of such Nuisance Vegetation.

    B.

    The Park and Recreation Director or designee may with consent of the owner enter upon private premises at any reasonable time for the purpose of carrying out an inspection of the premises of the collection of appropriate specimens or samples for diagnosis.

    C.

    The Park and Recreation Director or designee shall, with reasonable cause to believe that a tree is diseased, immediately obtain and furnish appropriate specimens or samples to a qualified plant diagnostician for diagnosis. No action to remove such trees or wood shall be taken until a reasonably certain diagnosis of the disease has been made.

    D.

    Within five (5) calendar days of receipt of the diagnosis, the owner of the property from which the specimen or sample was obtained shall be notified by the Parks and Recreation Department of the results by regular mail or personal delivery, and the Department shall appropriately tag said vegetation.

(Ord. 3181, 2018)