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521.06 DUTY TO KEEP SIDEWALKS IN REPAIR AND CLEAN.
   (a)    No owner or occupant of abutting lands shall fail to keep the sidewalks, curbs or gutters in repair and free from snow, ice, leaves, grass clippings, debris or any nuisance.
(ORC 723.011)
   (b)    Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 79-54. Passed 11-5-79.)
521.07 FENCES.
   (a)    No person shall erect or maintain any fence charged with electrical current.
   (b)    No person shall erect or maintain a barbed wire fence which abuts or is adjacent to any public street or sidewalk. This subsection (b) does not prevent the placement and use of not more than three strands of barbed wire on top of a fence other than a barbed wire fence, provided such strands are not less than seventy-two inches from the ground. Barbed wire partition fences may be erected and maintained as provided in Ohio R.C. 971.03.
   (c)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
521.08 LITTERING AND DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH, JUNK, UNLICENSED VEHICLES.
   (a)    No person shall, without lawful authority, place or dispose of in any manner, upon any public property or upon the premises of another, any paper, trash, garbage, waste, rubbish, refuse, junk or any substance or material which is or may become noxious, offensive, injurious or dangerous to the public health, comfort or safety.
   (b)    No person shall cause or allow trash, garbage, waste, rubbish, refuse or any other noxious or offensive materials or substances to be collected or remain in any place to the damage or prejudice of others or of the public, or unlawfully obstruct, impede, divert, corrupt or render unwholesome or impure, any natural watercourse.
   (c)    No person shall store equipment, materials or unlicensed motor vehicles on residential property. (Ord. 1080. Passed 5-3-71.)
   (d)    Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on each subsequent offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
521.09 NOXIOUS OR OFFENSIVE ODORS.
   (a)   No person shall erect, continue, use or maintain a dwelling, building, structure or place for a residence or for the exercise of a trade, employment or business, or for the keeping or feeding of an animal which, by occasioning noxious exhalations or noisome or offensive smells, becomes injurious to the health, comfort or property of individuals or of the public. (ORC 3767.13)
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
521.10 CUTTING WEEDS.
   (a)   Removal of Yard Waste.  
      (1)   The owner, occupant or any other person or entity having charge of any land or property within the City, including any areas of easements, shall cut down all weeds and grass more than six inches in height and shall remove those cuttings from the land within forty-eight (48) hours.
         (Ord. 23-09. Passed 4-3-23.)
   (b)   The terms of subsection (a) hereof shall not apply to natural preserves, which shall be any publicly owned lands designated as park or open space or private properties approved by the Municipal Council which are set aside to preserve their natural characteristics and qualities.
(Ord. 01-47. Passed 11-5-01.)
   (c)   Upon obtaining information that weeds and/or grasses on applicable lots or lands are in violation of the requirements set forth in subsection (a) hereof, the Manager or designee shall cause written notice to be served on the owner or person having charge of such lots or lands that such weeds and/or grasses shall be cut and destroyed (or removed) within five days after service of such notice. Written notice shall be served once each calendar year. Notices shall be personally delivered to the person having charge of the lots or lands. If the address is not known or personal delivery is not accepted or received, it shall be sufficient to post such notice of violation on the property, lots or lands in which the violation is present.
(Ord. 05-28. Passed 5-16-05.)
   (d)   If the owner or person having charge of lots or lands in violation of this section fails to comply with the notice within the time period stipulated, the Manager or designee is authorized to enter upon such lots or lands and shall cause such weeds and/or grasses to be cut and destroyed (or removed) by the direct employment of Municipal laborers or authorize a person to cut the weeds on behalf of the Municipality. All expenses and costs incurred shall be paid out of Municipal funds appropriated by Council for this purpose.
   (e)   When the Manager or designee causes weeds and/or grasses to be cut and the lots or lands to be cleaned of debris as provided in subsection (d) hereof, a statement of cost thereof shall be mailed to the owner of such lots or lands by certified mail, return receipt requested. Such statement of cost shall include the following:
      (1)   Administration and supervision;
      (2)   Transportation of personnel and equipment;
      (3)   Equipment rental;
      (4)   Equipment operator;
      (5)   Incidental labor; and
      (6)   Cost of equipment damages or repairs directly related to the work performed on owner's property.
   When a person not directly employed by the Municipality is authorized to perform such work, a statement shall be for one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the contractual cost. If payment is not forthcoming within thirty days of receipt of the statement, Council shall cause all costs incurred by the Municipality in cutting and disposing of such weeds and/or grasses to be entered upon the tax duplicate and shall be a lien upon such lots or lands.
   (f)   Each notice to cut weeds shall state that if the notice is not complied with within the time limit provided therein, in addition to the penalty provided in Section 521.99, costs incurred by the Municipality in cutting and disposal of weeds and/or grasses shall be entered upon the tax duplicate and shall be a lien upon such lots or lands.
(Ord. 97-26. Passed 5-5-97.)
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