(a) No person owning or having charge of land within the City shall fail to keep such property free and clear from all noxious weeds or vegetation exceeding ten (10) inches in height, nor fail to cut all such weeds and vegetation on the lots owned or controlled by him at least once each month between May 1, and October 31. The Zoning Inspector shall cause a written notice to be posted at the offending property and shall send said notice by regular U.S. mail to be served upon the owner, lessee, agent or tenant having charge of such land, at the tax mailing address for said property, notifying him that noxious weeds and/or vegetation exceeding ten inches are growing on such land and that they must be cut and/or destroyed within five days after service of such notice.
(b) If the owner, lessee, agent or tenant having charge of such land fails to comply with the notice, the Zoning Inspector shall authorize the noxious weeds and/or vegetation to be cut and destroyed, and may employ the necessary labor to perform such tasks and promptly notify City Council and the Administration of his intent to proceed. All expenses shall be paid out of the money in the Treasury of the Municipality not otherwise appropriated, according to the following schedule:
First time in any given year | $200.00 |
Second time in any given year | $300.00 |
Any subsequent time in any given year | $400.00 |
(c) The City of Munroe Falls will prepare and present a written bill for the corresponding amount in subsection (b) to the property owner, as listed in the Summit County tax files, allowing the property owner ten (10) calendar days to pay said bill. In the event that payment is not received in the allotted timeframe, the City Finance Director shall make a written return to the County Auditor of the City’s actions hereunder pursuant to Ohio R.C. 731.51 through 731.54 with a statement of the charges for its services, the amount paid for performing such labor, the fees of the officer who made the service of the notice and return, 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 the date of the entry and shall be collected as other taxes and returned to the General Fund.
(Ord. 07-2006. Passed 6-20-06.)