(a) No person owning, having charge of or being in possession of land within the Village shall fail to keep the adjacent right-of-way between his/her property and the curb, or edge of street or alley where there is no curb, free from all weeds.
(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.
(2) Weeds Defined. All grasses, annual plants, and vegetation, other than trees or shrubs provided however, this term shall 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.
(b) No person owning, having charge of or being in possession of land within this City shall fail to keep the adjacent right-of-way between such property and the curb, or edge of the street or alley where there is no curb, by allowing grass and weeds to grow to a height in excess of six (6) inches or to mature their seeds thereon pursuant to Section 905.01
of the Codified Ordinances.
(c) The Administrator or his/her designee is hereby granted authority to notify the property owner in writing who is in violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section to cut such weeds or grass and if such weeds or grass have not been cut within seven (7) calendar days of the date of mailing such notice the Administrator or his/her designee may cause the weeds to be removed. The cost of such maintenance shall be reported to Council and upon Council's approval shall be returned to the Finance Director who will forward the charges to the Franklin County Auditor for inclusion upon the tax duplicate for collection, all in accordance with Ohio R.C. 731.51 et seq.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Each calendar day that a violation of this section is repeated or continued shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 43-11. Passed 11-14-11.)