905.01 Cutting of weeds and grass required.
905.02 Trimming of trees and shrubs required.
905.03 Removal of dangerous trees.
905.04 Planting of trees and shrubs regulated.
905.05 Notice to cut, trim or remove.
905.06 Failure to comply; remedy of Municipality.
905.07 Fees charged by Municipality.
905.08 Payment of fees.
905.09 Removal of fallen branches, limbs, etc.
905.10
Cutting of weeds and grasses in adjacent rights-of-way.
905.11 Grass clippings on public sidewalks and public streets.
905.12 Obstructions in rights-of-way.
905.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Power to regulate shade trees and shrubbery - see Ohio R.C. 715.20
Assessments for tree planting or maintenance - see Ohio R.C. 727.011
Notice to cut noxious weeds - see Ohio R.C. 731.51 et seq.
Destruction of weeds - see Ohio R.C. 971.33 et seq.
Noxious weeds - see OAC 901:5-31
The owner, lessee, agent, tenant or other such person having charge or care of any land, parcel or lot within the Municipality shall maintain the premises and exterior property free from weeds or plant growth including grass in excess of six (6) inches. All noxious weeds are prohibited.
(1) Noxious weeds defined. Wild mustard; musk thistle (nodding thistle); oxeye daisy; Canada thistle; poison hemlock; wild carrot; purple loosestrife; wild parsnip; mile-a-minute weed; Russian thistle; cressleaf groundsel; shattercane; Johnsongrass; hogweed; chicory; thistle; plantain; dandelion; trumpet vine; amur honeysuckle; lambs quarters; grapevines (abandoned); poison ivy; poison oak; poison sumac; any and all additional noxious weeds on the Ohio noxious weed list maintained by the US Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service.
(2) Plant growth defined. All grasses, annual plants, and vegetation, other than trees or shrubs. This term does not include cultivated flowers and gardens. Natural plantings of native wild plants and accepted cultivars of wild plants are a recognized type of landscaping. These areas must be tended, cultivated in a manner consistent with natural plantings, and confined to a definite area.
(Ord. 26-13. Passed 5-13-13.)
The owner, lessee, agent, tenant or other such person having charge or care of any lot or parcel of land fronting on any street, alley, avenue or public grounds in the Municipality, in which shade trees are planted and growing, shall trim or cause to be trimmed, all shade trees or shrubbery in front of the respective lots or lands when so ordered or directed by the Administrator. All trees shall be trimmed so as to have a clear height of ten feet above the surface of sidewalks and twelve feet above the surface of the street or roadway. The branches of all trees in front and along lots or lands near which public lamps are placed shall be trimmed so as not to obstruct the free passage of light from the lamps to the street and sidewalks.
(Ord. 26-13. Passed 5-13-13.)
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