(a) No person owning, having charge of or being in possession of land within this City shall fail to keep such property and adjacent right-of-way between such property and the curb, or edge of street or alley where there is no curb, free and clear from all noxious weeds, such as thistle, burdock, jimpson weed, ragweed, milkweed, mullein, poison ivy, and/or poison oak.
(b) No person owning, having charge of or being in possession of land within this City shall fail to keep such property and adjacent right-of-way between such property and the curb, or edge of street or alley where there is no curb, shall allow grass and weeds on such property to grow to a height in excess of ten inches.
(c) The Director of Public Safety or his designee is hereby granted authority to notify a person who is in violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section to cut such weeds or grass and if such weeds or grass have not been cut within five days of the date of such notice the Director may cause the weeds to be removed by personnel. The cost of such maintenance shall be reported to Council and upon Council's approval shall be returned by the Finance Director to the Franklin County Auditor for inclusion upon the tax duplicate for collection, all in accordance with Ohio R.C. 731.51 et seq.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Each calendar day that a violation of this section is repeated or continued shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 90-16. Passed 4-2-90.)