(a) (1) No person shall throw or deposit litter on any private property, including any vacant lot within the village, whether owned by such person or not, except that the owner or person in control of private property may maintain authorized private receptacles for collection in such manner that litter will be prevented from being carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk or other public place, or upon any private property.
(2) Whoever violates this division (a) is guilty of a minor misdemeanor of a first offense; on each subsequent offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth offense; each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) (1) Note: The notice required in R.C. § 731.51 requires a written notice to be served on the owner, lessee, agent or tenant having charge of the land notifying him or her of the litter and giving the prescribed five days to correct the problem. The notice may be hand delivered, by U.S. mail or served by a Zoning Inspector or police officer.
(2) If the owner or other person in charge of the land is not a resident of the municipality, certified mail notice is required to his or her known address. If his or her address is unknown, notice published once in a newspaper of general circulation complies with the Revised Code.
(Ord. 716, passed 5-28-2002)