County Zoning Regulation - (Weed Control and Abatement)
Any property owner within Douglas County that has noxious or nuisance weeds over 24" in height will be notified by official notice to remove them. In case of noncompliance with the notice, the Noxious Weed Control Superintendent shall arrange for the noxious and/or nuisance weeds to be cut and destroyed and the owner shall be advised of costs incurred. The owner is responsible for the cost.
The Noxious Weed Control Superintendent will also file an official notice with the Register of Deeds office of pending special weed control assessments against the property where noxious and/or nuisance weeds were cut and destroyed.
As used and applied in this section, noxious weeds shall mean and include:
- Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula)
- Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense)
- Musk thistle (Carduus nutans)
- Plumeless thistle (Carduus acanthoides)
- Spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa)
- Diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa)
- Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria, Lythrum virgatum, and all hybrids and cultivars)
- any other weeds designated as noxious by the NE Department of Agriculture
As used and applied in this section, nuisance weeds shall mean and include:
- bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
- puncture vine (Triculus terrestric)
- perennial peppergrass (Lepidium draba)
- Russian knapweed (Centaurea pcris)
- Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense)
- quack grass (Agropyron repens)
- perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis)
- horse nettle (Solanum carolinense)
- bull thistle (Cirsium lanceoatum)
- buckthorn (Rahmus sp.)
- (tourn) hemp plant (Cannabis sativa)
- rag weed (Amborsiaceae)
- Horseweed (Conyza canadensis L.)
- Marshelder (Iva xanthifolia (Nutt.)
- Field Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense L.)
- Kochia (Kochia scoparia L.)
- Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti Medic.)
- Curly Dock (Rumex crispus L.)
- Pennsylvania Smartweed ( Polygonum pensylvanicum L.)
- Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus L.)
- Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)
- Common Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.)
- other vegetation considered to be weeds listed in the Weeds of Nebraska and the great Plains published by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, 2nd Edition, 1995 and any subsequent edition (excluding trees and plants that are planted or grown as part of a maintained landscaped area)