(A) Upon a finding by the Village Zoning Official that litter has been placed on lands in the municipality, and has not been removed, and constitutes a detriment to public health, the Village Administrator shall cause written notice to be served upon the owner and, if different, upon the lessee, agent or tenant having charge of the littered land, notifying him or her that litter is on the land, and that it must be collected and removed within 15 days after the service of the notice.
(B) As used in this section, 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.
(C) If the owner or other person having charge of the land is a nonresident of the municipality whose address is known, the notice shall be sent to his or her address by certified mail. If the address of the owner or other person having charge of the land is unknown, it is sufficient to publish the notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.
(D) 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 business, or a permit or license issued pursuant to R.C. Chapter 3734, R.C. §§ 4737.05 to 4737.12 or R.C. Chapter 6111.
(Ord. 2569, passed 6-19-2014)