(a) Upon a finding by the Director of Public Service that litter has been placed on lands in a municipal corporation, and has not been removed, and constitutes a detriment to public health, the Director of Public Service shall cause a written notice to be sent in accord with Ohio R.C. 731.51 and 731.52 to the owner, lessee, agent, or tenant having charge of the littered land, notifying him/her that litter is on the land, and that it must be collected and removed within fifteen days after the service of the notice.
(b) As used in this section and Section 731.53 of the Ohio Revised Code, "litter" includes any garbage, waste, peelings of vegetables or fruits, rubbish, ashes, cans, bottles, wire, paper, cartons, boxes, parts of automobiles, wagons, furniture, glass, oil of an unsightly or unsanitary nature, or anything else of an unsightly or unsanitary nature.
(Ord. 0-51-22. Passed 10-17-22.)
In the event the owner does not remove any litter, or part thereof, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, then the Mayor is authorized, and it is declared to be his duty to have enforced the provisions of this chapter, and to cause to be removed such litter or part thereof.
(Ord. 0-51-22. Passed 10-17-22.)