(a) No owner, agent, lessee, tenant or occupant having charge of or responsibility for any lot or land within the Village shall cause or allow litter to be collected or to remain upon such land which constitutes or may cause a detriment to public health.
As used in this section, “litter” includes any garbage, waste, peelings of vegetables or fruits, rubbish, ashes, cans, bottles, wire, oil, paper, cartons, boxes, parts of automobiles, wagons, furniture, glass, or anything else of an unsightly or unsanitary nature.
(b) If it is determined by the Village Administrator or designee, that litter has accumulated on any premises in violation of subsection (a) hereof, the Village Administrator or designee shall issue a notice of violation by certified mail to the owner, agent, lessee, tenant or occupant that such litter must be collected and removed within fifteen days after service of the notice. If the owners or other such persons are nonresidents whose address is known, notice shall be sent to such address. If the address of such owners or other persons, whether residents or nonresidents, is unknown, then it shall be sufficient to publish such notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Village.
(c) Upon failure to comply with the notice set forth in subsection (b) hereof within the time period stipulated, the Village Administrator or designee is authorized to enter upon such lots or lands and cause the litter to be collected and removed constituting a nuisance or endangering the public health, by the direct employment of Village laborers, or to authorize some person to perform the service on behalf of the Village.
(d) Upon the performance of the labor as set forth in subsection (c) hereof, the Village Administrator or designee shall report the cost thereof to Council, including the cost of investigation, the cost of handling of nuisance complaints, and the cost of service and notification, and thereafter, upon approval of Council, the Village Fiscal Officer shall make a return of such costs, in writing, to the Auditor of Pickaway County, who shall enter the same upon the tax duplicate of the County, in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code. Such remedy shall be in addition to the penalty provided in subsection (f) hereof.
(e) This section does not apply to land being used under a municipal building or construction permit or license, a municipal permit or license, or a conditional zoning permit or variance, to operate a junk yard, scrap metal processing facility, or similar businesses, or a permit or license issued pursuant to Ohio R.C. Chapter 3734, Sections 4737.05 to 4737.12, or Chapter 6111.
(f) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues after the periods for compliance set forth in subsections (b) hereof.
(Ord. 2020-06. Passed 9-28-20.)