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Cleves council reviews ordinance making adjacent property owners responsible for right-of-way grass maintenance
Summary
Council discussed a proposed ordinance that would require property owners to maintain grass in the right-of-way adjacent to their parcels where no sidewalk or asphalt is present; the measure aims to close a maintenance gap where county engineers do not routinely address curbside grass.
Council members reviewed a proposed ordinance to clarify property-owner responsibility for maintaining grass in the public right-of-way adjacent to private parcels. The measure would place the maintenance obligation on the owner where a curb or verge separates yards from the road and there is no sidewalk or asphalt.
Rob, the village solicitor, explained that property lines sometimes extend to the center of the road or are set back several feet; that ambiguity…
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