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CITY OF CLEVELAND, OHIO CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND
PART ONE: ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART TWO: HEALTH CODE
TITLE I: NUISANCES AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS
TITLE V: AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
PART THREE: LAND USE CODE
PART FOUR: TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE: MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AND SERVICES CODE
PART SIX: OFFENSES AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES CODE
TITLE VIIA: CLEVELAND NEIGHBORHOOD FORM-BASED CODE
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§ 203.03 Compliance; Abatement by City; Costs a Lien
   (a)   No person shall fail or refuse to comply with any provision of this Health Code or fail to comply with any lawful order issued under this Health Code.
   (b)   In addition to any penalty for a violation of this Health Code, the Commissioner or any authorized City officer or employee may, by their authorized representatives, remove, abate, suspend, alter or otherwise improve or purify such nuisance and certify, as allowed by law, the costs and expense thereof to the County Auditor, to be assessed against the property and thereby made a lien upon it and collected as other taxes.
(Ord. No. 1039-2023. Passed 2-5-24, eff. 2-6-24)
§ 203.04 Destruction of Unsanitary Articles
   The Commissioner of Environmental Health may, with the consent of the Director of Public Health and Welfare and the Director of Law, order any furniture, clothing or other property to be destroyed, removed or disinfected, whenever he or she deems it necessary for the health of the City.
(Ord. No. 511-76. Passed 6-14-76, eff. 6-18-76)
§ 203.05 Other Legal or Equitable Relief
   In the event of any actual or threatened violation of this chapter or an emergency situation, the Director of Law, in addition to other remedies provided by law, may institute proper suit in equity or at law to prevent or terminate such violation or remedy such situation.
(Ord. No. 511-76. Passed 6-14-76, eff. 6-18-76)
§ 203.06 Lot Drainage; Stagnant Water
   (a)   Every person owning or having possession, charge or control of any cellar, excavation, yard, court, lot or area where water stands or accumulates shall drain the same or cause the same to be drained. Whenever the premises containing such cellar, excavation, yard, court, lot or area abuts upon a street containing a public sewer, such water shall be conducted into such sewer. Nothing herein shall prevent the construction or maintenance of a pool or fountain if such is constructed and provided with drainage in accordance with law, and if the water in such pool or fountain does not become stagnant.
   (b)   No person shall allow any water from any well, spring, fire plug, hydrant or other place over which he or she has control, to run so that it forms a stagnant pool or mud hole, on his or her premises or on land under his or her control, or in any street or other public grounds or abutting lands.
(Ord. No. 511-76. Passed 6-14-76, eff. 6-18-76)
§ 203.07 Accumulations of Garbage, Refuse and Waste
   The owner, occupant or person in charge of any property within the City shall maintain such property free from any accumulation of garbage, rubbish, refuse or other waste which is not confined in approved receptacles for collection or so as to prevent rodent infestation. The permitting of any premises within the City to be littered with garbage, rubbish, refuse or other waste is hereby declared to be a nuisance and unlawful.
(Ord. No. 511-76. Passed 6-14-76, eff. 6-18-76)
§ 203.08 Parking Waste Collection Vehicles
   No person shall park a truck or motor vehicle whether loaded or unloaded, which is used for the collection and transportation of garbage, trash, rubbish or the contents of private sewage tanks, on any public street, alley or other public place except for loading purposes or emergency repairs.
(Ord. No. 511-76. Passed 6-14-76, eff. 6-18-76)
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