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ADDITIONS AND <br /> CHAPTER 48 <br /> SECTION 8 <br /> - NUISANCES - <br /> 8. WEEDS. Weeds• �rq ass or other underbrush which have grown to a height of <br /> �}#es� ten (10) inches or more or allowed to flower, are hereby declared to be a <br /> nuisance, and any owner, lessee, occupant or agent having control of any lot of ground <br /> or any part thereof within the City shall cut or cause the same to be cut within five (5) <br /> days after being notified to do so by the City. Such owner, lessee, occupant or agent of <br /> any lot of ground, or part thereof, shall also cut, or cause to be cut, upon notice as <br /> provided in this section, any weeds. grass or underbrush as described herein which are <br /> growing or located between the prolongation of the side lot lines thereof, and between <br /> the rear or front lot line thereof, as the case may be, and the edge of any roadway or <br /> alley under the jurisdiction or control of the City and abutting such lot of ground, or part <br /> thereof; "roadway" and "alley", as used herein, shall have the meanings ascribed <br /> thereto in The Illinois Vehicle Code; provided, however, that no such owner, lessee, <br /> occupant or agent shall be responsible for cutting any weeds rass or underbrush on <br /> public right-of-way if such are growing or located (1) on ground which has a slope <br /> greater than one to one and a height which exceeds three feet from the bottom of the <br /> slope to the top of the slope, or (2) on ground which is inaccessible to grounds <br />' maintenance equipment customarily used by residential households due to unusual <br /> topographical conditions or structures erected prior to February 15, 1991. If such <br />