(a) After notice has been served and the appropriate time to cause the violation to cease has elapsed violator is subject to the penalties herein and each day of continuing violation is a separate offense. The Director of Service or the City Manager shall cause the necessary removal, trimming, or cutting of the tree, shrub, plant, or vegetation and may employ the necessary labor to perform such work or cause it to be done. Whoever violates this section shall pay two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each offense plus all the costs associated with trimming or removing the vegetation along with any costs associated with disposing or discarding the material removed or trimmed. These costs may include the actual costs of a private contractor. Whoever violates this section shall have no say or opinion as to who is hired to trim, remove, or discard the vegetation that is not in compliance with this section.
(b) If, after thirty days, such amount remains unpaid or in the instance where the address of the owner is unknown, the Director of Finance shall certify the total amount of the expenses, the name of the owner of the land and a sufficient description of the premises to the County Auditor, to be entered on the tax duplicate, to be a lien on the land from the date or entry and to be collected as other taxes and assessments and returned to the city, pursuant to Ohio R.C. 731.54. (Ord. 09-14. Passed 5-4-09.)