(A) Upon written information that noxious weeds or grass exceed eight inches on lands within the village, the Village Administrator, or his or her designee, shall cause a written notice to be served upon the owner, lessee, agent, or tenant having charge of such land by ordinary U.S. mail, sent to the tax billing address as available from the Wood County Treasurer, notifying him or her that such noxious weeds or grass are growing on the lands and that they must be cut and destroyed within five days after the service of such notice.
(B) Any police officer or village employee may make service and return of the notice provided for in this section, by posting the notice on the premises in a conspicuous manner.
(C) If the owner, lessee, agent, or tenant having charge of the lands herein referred to fails to comply with such notice, the Village Administrator shall cause such noxious weeds or grass to be cut and destroyed and the expenses so incurred shall be approved by Council and paid out of the treasury of the village.
(D) Council shall make written return to the County Auditor of its action with the statement for the charges for its services, the amount paid for the performances of the labor, the fees of the officers who made the service with the notice and return, and proper description of the premises, along with a request that such amount be entered upon the tax duplicate to become a lien upon such lands from and after the date of the entry and to be collected as other taxes and returned to the village according to law.
(Prior Code, Part Six, Appendix A, § 61) (Ord. 86-4, passed 5-12-1986; Ord. 2007-2, passed 3-26-2007)