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(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))
(a) No person shall erect, continue to use, or maintain a building, structure, or place for the exercise of a trade, employment, or business or for keeping or feeding 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.
(b) No person shall cause or allow offal, filth, or noisome substances to be collected or remain in any place to the damage or prejudice of others or of the public.
(c) No person shall unlawfully obstruct or impede the passage of a navigable river, harbor, or collection of water, or corrupt or render unwholesome or impure a watercourse, stream of water, or unlawfully divert such watercourse from its natural course or state to the injury or prejudice of others.
(d) Persons who are engaged in agriculture-related activities, as “agriculture” is defined in Ohio R.C. 519.01, and who are conducting those activities outside the Municipality, in accordance with generally accepted agricultural practices, and in such a manner so as not to have a substantial, adverse effect on the public health, safety, or welfare, are exempt from divisions (a) and (b) above and from any ordinances, resolutions, rules, or other enactments of the Municipality that prohibit excessive noise.
(ORC 3767.13)
(e) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(ORC 3767.99(C))
(a) As used in this section, “sidewalk” means that portion of the street between the curb lines or the lateral lines which is designated for use by pedestrians. “Property owner” means an owner, occupant, agent, superintendent, officer, member, partner, trustee or receiver of any lot or land.
(b) (1) A property owner of any lot or land abutting upon any street shall be primarily responsible for the repair of the sidewalk in front of the lot or land and shall also be primarily responsible for keeping such sidewalk in repair and free from nuisance and obstruction.
(2) Any hole or defect that is capable of causing injury, inconvenience or damage to sidewalk users shall be repaired by the abutting property owner within a reasonable period of time from the time the property owner should have known of the necessity of such repair through the exercise of due diligence, or within such period of time as may be determined to be reasonable by the Director of Public Service at the time the repair work is determined to be necessary.
(3) The failure of a property owner to reasonably repair such defect within the applicable time frame shall be considered a negligent act as a matter of law and the property owner shall be liable for any injury resulting from such defect.
(c) The property owner of each and every parcel of real estate in the Municipality abutting upon any sidewalk shall keep such sidewalk free and clear of snow and ice and shall remove therefrom all snow and ice accumulated thereon within a reasonable time, which will ordinarily not exceed 12 hours after the abatement of any storm during which the snow and ice may have accumulated.
(d) No property owner of commercial or multifamily units having three or more family units contained therein shall fail to keep the parking lots and means of ingress and egress in repair and free and clear of all snow and ice or any nuisance, nor shall any such owner allow any of the off-street parking facilities, or means of ingress to and egress from such facilities, which are required as accessory to the use of the subject property, to be obstructed in any manner whatsoever, or to be reduced below the required number or size as long as the main use remains, unless an equivalent number of parking spaces is provided for such use, or other means of ingress and egress are provided, in other locations approved by the Department of Public Service.
(e) No property owner or person in control shall place merchandise or other objects of any kind upon the sidewalk or continuation thereof or knowingly permit such merchandise or objects to remain thereon.
(f) If, after due notice from the Director of Public Service ordering the repair of a sidewalk, the removal of an obstruction or the abatement of a nuisance, the property owner fails to comply with the notice, Council, by resolution, shall cause the sidewalk to be repaired. All expenses and labor costs incurred shall, when approved by Council, be paid out of Municipal funds not otherwise appropriated. Council shall make a written return to the County Auditor of its action, with a statement of the charges for its services, the amount paid for labor, the fees of the officers serving the notices and a proper description of the premises. The amounts, when allowed, shall be entered upon the tax duplicate, shall be a lien upon the lands from and after the date of the entry and shall be collected as other taxes and returned to the Municipality for the General Fund.
(g) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 1996-8. Passed 4-22-96.)
(a) No person shall abandon, discard, or knowingly permit to remain on premises under the person's control, in a place accessible to children, any abandoned or discarded icebox, refrigerator, or other airtight or semi-airtight container which has a capacity of 1½ cubic feet or more and an opening of 50 square inches or more and which has a door or lid equipped with a hinge, latch, or other fastening device capable of securing such door or lid, without rendering the equipment harmless to human life by removing such hinges, latches or other hardware which may cause a person to be confined therein. This section shall not apply to an icebox, refrigerator or other airtight or semi-airtight container located in that part of a building occupied by a dealer, warehouse or repairer.
(ORC 3767.29) (Ord. 1972-1. Passed 1-24-72.)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(ORC 3767.99(B))
(a) No person, company, contractor, or private snow removal company or entity, while in the process of snow plowing or removal, shall deposit or cause to be deposited any snow and/or ice that would obstruct, hinder, block or cause injury to any public or private road, sidewalk, driveway, fire hydrant, or to the landscaping of any property. All snow from any premises shall be deposited onto the same premises from which it was moved, plowed or removed. City or State snowplow operations are exempt from this section. The City shall not be responsible for any damage to mailboxes, garbage cans, landscaping or other objects located within the City right-of-way during the course of snow plowing operation.
(b) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Ord. 2005-33. Passed 11-28-05.)
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Section 660.08 was repealed by Ordinance 1975-83, passed December 22, 1975. See Chapter 620.)
(EDITOR IS NOTE: Section 660.09 was repealed by Ordinance 1975-83, passed December 22, 1975. See Chapter 620.)
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