(a) No person shall erect, continue, use or maintain a dwelling, building, structure or place for a residence or for the exercise of a trade, employment or business, or for the keeping or feeding of an animal which, by occasioning noxious exhalations or noisome or offensive smells, becomes injurious to the health, comfort or property of individuals or of the public.
(ORC 3767.13)
(b) No person shall allow the waste caused by farm animals to cause noxious exhalations or noisome or offensive smells which become injurious to the health, comfort or property of individuals or of the public which noxious odor must be confirmed by the City Zoning Inspector, or his designee.
(1) Upon a confirmation by the City Zoning Inspector, or his designee, that the waste caused by farm animals is causing noxious exhalations or noisome or offensive smells that are injurious to the health, comfort or property of individuals or of the public, the Zoning Inspector shall cause written notice to be served on the owner, lessee, agent, or tenant having charge of the farm animals, notifying him that such noxious smells are present and that they must be remediated within fifteen (15) days after service of the notice.
(2) For purposes of subsection (b) hereof, farm animals includes horses, ponies, mules, donkeys, cows, pigs, sheep, goats, buffalo, llamas, alpacas and any other animals which are raised for the purpose of providing food, entertainment, clothing, or to be used as a beast of burden.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 16-33. Passed 10-19-16.)