(a) The owner, occupant or person having the charge or management of any lot or parcel of land situated within the corporate limits, whether it be improved or unimproved, vacant, or occupied, shall cut or destroy or cause to be cut or destroyed any noxious or poisonous weeds or vines, or grass, growing upon any such lot or parcel of land, and prevent them/it from blooming or going to seed, or exceeding a height of twelve (12) inches.
(b) If the owner or person having charge of such land fails to comply with this chapter, the Director of Public Service/Safety shall cause the weeds, vines or grass to be cut. All expenses and labor costs incurred shall, when approved by Council, be paid out of municipal funds. Council shall make a written return to the Belmont County Auditor of the City’s action, with a statement of charges for its services, the amount paid for labor, the applicable administrative fees, and a proper description of the premises. Such amounts, when allowed, shall be entered upon the tax duplicate and shall be a lien upon such lands from and after the date of the entry, and be collected as other taxes and returned to the City and deposited into the General Fund.
(c) The penalty for a violation of this section shall be as set forth in Section 551.99.
(Ord. 2008-24. Passed 10-16-08.)