§ 93.71 NOTICE TO OWNER TO CUT NOXIOUS WEEDS, REMOVE LITTER; SERVICE.

   (A)   Upon written information that noxious weeds are growing on lands in the municipality and are about to spread or mature seeds, the Legislative Authority shall cause written notice to be served on the owner, lessee, agent, or tenant having charge of the land, notifying him or her that noxious weeds are growing on the lands and that they must be cut and destroyed within five days after service of the notice.

   (B)   Upon a finding by the Legislative Authority that litter has been placed on lands in a municipality, and has not been removed, and constitutes a detriment to public health, the Legislative Authority shall cause a 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.

   (C)   As used in this section and § 93.73, 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.

   (D)   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.

   (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 junkyard, scrap metal processing facility, or similar business, or a permit or license issued pursuant to R.C. Chapter 3734, §§ 4737.05 to 4737.12, or R.C. Chapter 6111.

(R.C. § 731.51)

§ 93.72 FEES FOR SERVICE AND RETURN.

   The Police Chief, any police officer, or Clerk-Treasurer may make service and return of the notice provided for in § 93.71 and shall be allowed the same fees as that provided for service and return of summons in civil cases before a magistrate.

(R.C. § 731.52)

§ 93.73 PROCEDURE WHEN OWNER FAILS TO COMPLY WITH NOTICE.

   If the owner, lessee, agent, or tenant having charge of the lands mentioned in § 93.71 fails to comply with the notice required by such section, the Legislative Authority shall cause such noxious weeds to be cut and destroyed or such litter removed and may employ the necessary labor to perform the task.  All expenses incurred shall, when approved by the Legislative Authority, be paid out of the money in the treasury of the municipality not otherwise appropriated.

(R.C. § 731.53)

§ 93.74 WRITTEN RETURN TO COUNTY AUDITOR; AMOUNT AS A LIEN UPON PROPERTY.

   The Legislative Authority shall make a written return to the County Auditor of their action under §§ 93.71, 93.72, and 93.73, with a statement of the charges for their services, the amount paid for labor, the fees of the officers serving the notices, and a proper description of the premises.  These amounts, when allowed, shall be entered upon the tax duplicate and be a lien upon such lands from and after the date of entry and be collected as other taxes and returned to the municipality with the General Fund.

(R.C. § 731.54)

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