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3. Amends "Section 20-22. Complaint by adjacent or abutting owner(s); request to clear," to <br /> read: <br /> "Section 20-22. Complaint by adjacent or abutting owner(s); request to clear. <br /> If a majority of all the adult residents within a radius of five hundred feet from any <br /> boundary of or the property owner of a property adjacent to or abutting, any occupied or <br /> unoccupied lot, in writing to the mayor requests that the lot be cleared, the mayor shall investigate <br /> the complaint. If the mayor certifies that there is refuse, uncultivated undergrowth, or unsafe flora <br /> on the lot complained about to an extent that the lot has become or is likely to become a clear and <br /> present danger for fire, health, safety, property damage, or crime hazard, the mayor shall notify the <br /> owner of the lot to clear the occupied or unoccupied lot of the refuse, uncultivated undergrowth, or <br /> unsafe flora. <br /> If the offending uncultivated undergrowth or unsafe flora is registered as an endangered or <br /> protected species or is listed as "exceptional"pursuant to chapter 14, article 10 of this Code, or if <br /> the owner wants to keep the offending uncultivated undergrowth or unsafe flora, the owner shall <br /> submit in writing a treatment plan for its continued safe existence to the mayor's office, the <br /> department of public works, the arborist advisory committee, the offended property owner(s), and, <br /> if applicable, the homeowners association. The treatment plan shall be approved by the department <br /> and homeowners association, if applicable. <br /> If a home is constructed in close proximity to an existing stand of trees used for wind block, <br /> boundary markers or ornamentals, the homeowner shall not lodge a complaint under this section <br /> and shall seek other legal remedies should an emergency situation arise. <br /> If a person lodges three unsubstantiated complaints about the same refuse, uncultivated <br /> undergrowth, or unsafe flora, that individual will be prohibited from filing future complaints under <br /> this section." <br /> A draft copy of Bill No. 64, Draft 2, is attached with these amendments incorporated. <br /> ZK/bl <br /> Att. <br />