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(a) As used in this section, "place of public assembly" means:
(1) Enclosed theaters, except the lobby; opera houses; auditoriums; classrooms; elevators; rooms in which persons are confined as a matter of health care, including but not limited to a hospital room and a room in a rest home serving as the residence of a person living in such rest home;
(2) All buildings and other enclosed structures owned by the State,its agencies or political subdivisions, including but not limited to hospitals and State institutions for persons with mental illness and persons with intellectual disabilities; university and college buildings, except rooms within those buildings used primarily as the residences of students or other persons affiliated with the university or college; office buildings; libraries; museums; and vehicles used in public transportation. That portion of a building or other enclosed structure that is owned by the State, a State agency or a political subdivision and that is used primarily as a food service establishment is not a place of public assembly.
(3) Each portion of a building or enclosed structure that is not included in subsection (a)(1) or (2) hereof is a place of public assembly if it has a seating capacity of fifty or more persons and is available to the public. Restaurants, food service establishments, dining rooms, cafes, cafeterias or other rooms used primarily for the service of food, as well as bowling alleys and places licensed by the Department of Liquor Control to sell intoxicating beverages for consumption on the premises, are not places of public assembly.
(b) For the purpose of separating persons who smoke from persons who do not smoke for the comfort and health of persons not smoking, in every place of public assembly there shall be an area where smoking is not permitted, which shall be designated a no smoking area. Provided that, no more than one-half of the rooms in any health care facility in which persons are confined as a matter of health care may be designated as smoking areas in their entirety. The designation shall be made before the place of public assembly is made, available to the public. In places included in subsection (a)(1) hereof the local fire authority having jurisdiction shall designate the no smoking area. In places included in subsection (a)(2)hereof that are owned by the Municipality, Council shall designate an officer who shall designate the area. In places included in subsection (a)(3) hereof, the person having control of the operations of the place of public assembly shall designate the no smoking area. In places included in subsection (a)(2) hereof which are also included in subsection (a)(1) hereof, the officer who has authority to designate the area in places in subsection (a)(2) hereof shall designate the no smoking area. A no smoking area may include the entire place of public assembly. Designations shall be made by the placement of signs that are clearly visible and that state “NO SMOKING”. No person shall remove signs from areas designated as no smoking areas.
(c) No person shall smoke in any area designated as a no smoking area in accordance with subsection (b) hereof or Ohio R.C. 3791.031.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 3791.031)
(a) No person shall render, heat or steam any animal or vegetable product or substance generating noisome or unwholesome odors, gases or vapors, unless the same is done in gas or steam-tight vessels, tanks or boilers and unless such methods are adopted as will entirely condense, decompose, deodorize or destroy such odors, gases and vapors.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 196. Passed 5-21-62.)
(a) No person, owner, tenant, agent, lessee or other individuals having charge or control of lands or premises within the Village shall cause or allow such activities by himself or others which would endanger the health, cause inconvenience, or irritation of another by the agitation of dust, creation of smoke or the condoning of noises beyond an acceptable level.
(b) Those persons having charge of the property from which such smoke, noise, or dust originated shall take reasonable care to control the same.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 12-85. Passed 10-21-85.)
(a) The feces deposited by the defecation of any animal, except seeing eye dogs, upon any public land, street or right of way or upon the land of any private property owner other than that of the owner of the animal or the person in charge thereof, creates an unsanitary and unhealthy condition and is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
(b) No person being the owner or in charge of any animal shall permit such animal to defecate upon any public land, street, or right of way or upon the land of any private property owner within the Village.
(c) Where the owner or person in charge or control of such animal immediately and before taking such animal from the area where the defecation occurred, cleans the area and removes the feces and disposes of it in a sanitary manner in a proper receptacle, the nuisance shall be considered abated.
(d) The accumulation of defecation upon any property where animals are kept creates an unsanitary and unhealthy condition and is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
(e) No person being the owner or person in charge of any animal shall permit the accumulation of defecation upon the property where the animal is kept. The owners or person in charge of the animal shall maintain the property where the animal is kept in a clean and sanitary condition by the regular removal of the defecation of such animal in a proper sealed sanitary receptacle.
(f) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 4-98. Passed 2-2-98.)
(a) Program Introduction. In order to control the spread of pests, the Village of Obetz has established a pest management control program. The program is designed to assist households negatively affected by pests. The program is designed to limit the spread of pests within the Village in an effort to prevent the spread of disease and maintain property values.
(b) Program Guidelines.
(1) Pests, Defined. For purposes of this program, pests shall be defined as roaches, bed bugs, mice, rats and any other pests or insects that are causing an infestation as determined by the Village Administrator.
(2) Eligible Projects. Property owners whose property has been overrun with pests as determined by the Village Administrator may apply for assistance to have their property treated for pests. Properties overrun with pests as a result of an infestation from a surrounding property are also eligible for treatment assistance provided the infestation has been remedied.
(3) Application Required. An application for assistance through the Pest Management Control Program shall be filed with the Village Administrator by the property owner.
(4) Inspection Required. Prior to receiving a grant from the Village, the property owner will allow the Code Enforcement Officer to inspect the inside and outside of the property. If the property has any existing code violations, those violations must be remedied prior to treating the property for the pests.
(5) Ineligible Applicants. Assistance will not be issued to any applicant who is in arrears in connection with any municipal, county, or state financial obligation.
(6) Need Based Program. This program is need based. The Village Administrator shall establish income guidelines for participants. Only property owners who could not otherwise afford treatment will be offered assistance.
(7) Coordination of Pest Treatment. The Village or its representative will treat the property for the pest(s). The Village or its representative will select the most appropriate treatment and coordinate the treatment with the property owner.
(c) Award of Assistance. The Village will review the application for completeness. Once a project is selected, the applicant will be notified. There is no guarantee that funds will be available each year. Submittal of an application does not guarantee assistance. The Village Administrator has the sole discretion to deny a request for assistance.
(Ord. 75-15. Passed 12-14-15.)
(a) No person, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the person has a dangerous, contagious disease, shall knowingly fail to take reasonable measures to prevent exposing self to other persons, except when seeking medical aid.
(b) No person, having charge or care of a person whom the person having charge or care knows or has reasonable cause to believe has a dangerous, contagious disease, shall recklessly fail to take reasonable measures to protect others from exposure to the contagion, and to inform health authorities of the existence of the contagion.
(c) No person, having charge of a public conveyance or place of public accommodation, amusement, resort or trade, and knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that persons using such conveyance or place have been or are being exposed to a dangerous, contagious disease, shall negligently fail to take reasonable measures to protect the public from exposure to the contagion, and to inform health authorities of the existence of the contagion.
(ORC 3701.81)
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(ORC 3701.99(C))
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