(a) Upon a finding by the legislative authority that litter has been placed on lands in a municipality, and has not been removed, and constitutes a detriment to public health, the legislative authority shall cause a written notice to be served upon the owner and, if different, upon the lessee, agent, or tenant having charge of the littered land, notifying him or her that litter is on the land, and that it must be collected and removed within 15 days after the service of the notice.
(b) As used in this section “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.
(c) If the owner or other person having charge of the land is a nonresident of the municipality whose address is known, the notice shall be sent to his or her address by certified mail. If the address of the owner or other person having charge of the land is unknown it is sufficient to publish the notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.
(d) This section does not apply to land being used under a municipal building or construction permit or licenses, 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 license issued pursuant to R.C. Chapter 3734, R.C. §§ 4737.05 through 4737 12, or R.C. Chapter 6111.
(Ord. 2016-17. Passed 6-26-2018.)