(a) Upon information that weeds or vegetation is growing on lands in the Municipality, the Director of the Department of Public Works or his/her designee shall cause written notice to be served on the owner, lessee, agent, or tenant having charge of such land, notifying him that weeds or vegetation is growing on such lands and that it must be cut and destroyed within five days after service of such notice.
(b) Upon a finding by the Director of the Department of Public Works or his/her designee that litter has been placed on lands in the Municipality, and has not been removed, and constitutes a detriment to public health, the Director of the Department of Public Works or his/her designee shall cause a written notice to be served upon the owner, or lessee, agent, or tenant having charge of the littered land, notifying him that litter is on the land, and that it must be collected and removed within five days after the service of the notice.
(c) As used in this section and Section 909.04, “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) 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 licenses issued pursuant to Ohio R.C. Chapters 3734, 4737, or 6111.
(Ord. 29-98. Passed 9-1-98.)