(a) All dwellings or structures and all parts thereof, both exterior and interior, shall be maintained in good repair and shall be capable of performing the function for which such dwelling or structure, or part of any feature thereof, was designed or intended to be used.
(b) All equipment and facilities appurtenant to a dwelling or structure shall be maintained in good and safe working order.
(c) All dwellings or structures which are structurally unsafe, unsanitary or not provided with adequate safe egress, which constitute a fire hazard or are otherwise dangerous to human life, or which, in relation to existing use, constitute a hazard to safety or health by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence or abandonment, are, for the purposes of this chapter, declared to be unsafe dwellings or structures. All such unsafe dwellings or structures shall be repaired and rehabilitated or shall be demolished and removed in accordance with the procedures specified herein.
(Ord. 1340. Passed 2-14-66.)
(d) All premises and exterior property shall be maintained free from weeds, plant growth or grass in excess of six (6) inches in height. All noxious weeds are prohibited. Upon the failure of the owner or person having charge of the property to cut the grass and other plant growth and to destroy noxious weeds after service of a notice of violation upon the owner or person having charge of the property, the owner, the owner’s agent or authorized representative, or the person in charge of the property shall be subject to prosecution in accordance with Section 1311.99 of this code.
(1) Upon failure to comply with the notice of violation, any duly authorized employee of the Village or contractor hired by the Village is authorized to enter onto the property that is the subject of the notice of violation to cut and/or destroy the grass, weeds, other plant growth, and noxious weeds thereon, and the costs of the cutting and/or destruction shall be paid by the owner, the owner’s agent or the person having charge of the property.
(2) The Building Official shall cause an invoice for services rendered pursuant to subpart (1) of this section to be served on the owner, the owner’s agent or the person in charge of the property via regular, first-class mail and upon non-payment of the invoice, the Building Official shall report the nonpayment of and invoice to the Village Council at an appropriate time.
(3) Upon the receipt of the report provided for in subpart (2) of this section, Council may make written return to the Fiscal Officer of Cuyahoga County of the Village’s action under the preceding subparts hereof with a statement of the charges for its services and a proper description of the premises for the purpose of making the same a lien upon the property and to be collected as other taxes and returned to the Village with the General Fund.
(Ord. 2016-22. Passed 10-10-16.)