(a) In the event that the owner or the person having the right to possession of any lot or land within the City fails to cut or remove noxious weeds as required pursuant to Section 557.01; permits litter, solid waste or demolition materials to collect or remain upon such land for a period longer than seven days in violation of Section 557.02 or fails to keep trees or shrubs trimmed and pruned or permits them to obstruct or inconvenience the public travel in violation of Section 557.07, then the Law Director, Mayor, Service Director, Public Health Department Official or the Chief of Police or his designate, shall cause written notice to be served on the owner or the person having the right to possession of such lot or land, notifying him or her of such violation and requiring that the noxious weeds be cut or removed or the litter, solid waste or demolition materials removed within five days after service of such notice.
(b) For purposes of this section, notice may be served in any manner permitted under the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure. If the address of the titled owner of the lot or lands or the person having the right to possession of such property is unknown, it shall be sufficient to publish the notice of the violation once in the Circleville Herald or other newspaper of general circulation in this Municipality.
(c) Contents of Notice. The notice required to be given as set forth in this section shall state the following information:
(1) A statement that the noxious weeds, litter, solid waste, demolition materials, trees or shrubbery are considered to be a public nuisance;
(2) The description and location of the lot or land within the City where such noxious weeds, litter, solid waste, demolition materials, trees or shrubbery are situated;
(3) A statement that the noxious weeds, vegetation, litter, solid waste, demolition materials, trees or shrubbery must be removed from the premises within five days after service of such notice and order of the same;
(4) A statement of the penalties provided for noncompliance; and
(5) A statement that in the event that the noxious weeds, vegetation, litter, solid waste, demolition materials, trees or shrubbery are not removed within five days, that the City shall cause the same to be removed and that the property owner shall be assessed the costs incurred by the City in removing such noxious weeds, vegetation, litter, solid waste, demolition materials, trees or shrubbery.
(Ord. 6-44-92. Passed 6-16-92.)