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(a) No person shall fail to comply with the following requirements within the lawful time after service or publication of the notice or resolution is made as required by law:
To fill or drain any lot or land or remove all putrid substances therefrom, or remove all obstructions from culverts, covered drains or natural watercourses as provided in Ohio R.C. 715.47.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(a) No person shall erect or maintain any fence charged with electrical current.
(b) No person shall erect or maintain a barbed wire fence which abuts or is adjacent to any public street or sidewalk. This subsection (b) does not prevent the placement and use of not more than three strands of barbed wire on top of a fence other than a barbed wire fence, provided such strands are not less than seventy-two inches from the ground.
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(a) No person shall, without lawful authority, place or dispose of in any manner, upon any public property or upon the premises of another, any paper, trash, garbage, waste, rubbish, refuse, junk or any substance or material which is or may become noxious, offensive, injurious or dangerous to the public health, comfort or safety.
(b) No person shall cause or allow trash, garbage, waste, rubbish, refuse or any other noxious or offensive materials or substances to be collected or remain in any place to the damage or prejudice of other or of the public, or unlawfully obstructed, impede, divert, corrupt or render unwholesome or impure, any natural watercourse.
(Ord. 43-04. Passed 12-29-04.)
(c) All garbage shall be placed in sealed plastic bags with a maximum capacity of 40 gallons or 11 pounds and placed within a metal or plastic can or barrel with two handles and tightly fitting lids. Rubbish and refuse shall be enclosed in a sealed container or bags. Garbage, rubbish and refuse properly enclosed in sealed bags and containers as applicable shall be deposited on or near the predesignated location practical for removal, by an authorized hauling service no sooner than 24 hours prior to the scheduled pickup. Any containers remaining after the collection of the garbage, rubbish or refuse shall be removed from the designated location and placed neatly at the side or rear of the premises no later than midnight of the day of collection. (Ord. 27-13. Passed 10-28-13.)
(d) All dumpsters located in the municipality shall be at least ten (10) feet from street, alley or roadway. Dumpsters must have lids and all lids must be closed flush with the top of the dumpster, except when garbage, rubbish, refuse and other waste material are being deposited or removed for disposal.
(e) No occupant or owner shall permit or maintain any nuisance by the accumulation on any improved or vacant premises in the municipality any lumber, boxes, barrels, stones, bricks, masonry, logs, sticks, brush, weeds, leaves, grass, firewood or similar materials, unless the above are stored in a structure or building on such premises that does not afford harborage for rodents or become a fire hazard.
This section does not prevent persons from storing building or construction materials for periods of not more than thirty days.
(f) In the event the owner does not correct any violation of subsection (a) and (b) hereof to the satisfaction of the Municipal Manager, within five days’ written notice to do so, then the Manager is authorized and it is declared to be his duty to have enforced the provisions of this section, and to cause the removal of such trash, garbage, waste, rubbish, refuse or other noxious or offensive materials or substance.
(g) Whenever any trash, garbage, waste, rubbish, refuse or other noxious or offensive material or substance is removed by the Municipality, the Municipality shall give five days’ notice by regular mail, to the owner of such lot or parcel of land, at the last known address as set forth in the County Treasurer’s Tax Records, to pay the cost of such removal. Said notice shall be accompanied by a statement of the amount of cost incurred, and in the event the same is not paid within thirty days after the mailing of such notice, then the amount shall be certified to the County Auditor for collection the same as other taxes and assessments are collected.
(h) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on each subsequent offense such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Each day of violation or each repeated violation shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 43-04. Passed 12-29-04.)
(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) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(a) For the purpose of this section, “smoking material” means any cigarette, cigar, pipe, weed, plant or other smoking equipment in any form. “Public place” means that portion of any enclosed or indoor area owned by or leased by the Village.
(b) The possession of lighted smoking material in all public places owned by or leased by the Village is prohibited.
(c) The possession of lighted smoking material in all vehicles owned by or leased by the Village is prohibited.
(d) The Village Manager shall erect or post signs that state “No Smoking” at all entrance ways to all public places and at any other locations throughout the public places, as is necessary.
(e) Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (Ord. 1613-97. Passed 12-30-97.)
(a) The existence of a water shortage emergency shall be established by proclamation of the Manager, when he has determined, after consultation with the Water Superintendent if practicable, that a serious shortage of water supply exists which threatens the public health and safety. The maximum period of duration of such emergency by proclamation shall be thirty days unless, before the expiration of such time, the Manager shall request and obtain the consent of Council to extend such emergency; in which case the emergency shall be extended for either a time certain or an indefinite period, depending on the action taken by Council.
(b) In the proclamation of water shortage emergency, the Manager shall indicate the nature of the water shortage and the category of water uses and/or curtailments invoked, in his discretion and upon consultation with the Water Superintendent, if practicable, according to the following categories:
STEP 1: Immediate moratorium on all new water taps for all types of uses, including residential construction within the water system; use of water for sprinkling lawns, washing vehicles, air conditioning, and swimming pools completely prohibited.
STEP 2: Industrial use of water in industries using water in actual production, exclusive of minor clean-up and sanitary use incidental to operation, is curtailed from 0% to 50%.
STEP 3: Industrial and commercial use for all other purposes is curtailed form 0% to 50% excluding hospitals, schools, nursing homes and public buildings.
STEP 4: All industrial and commercial use is curtailed from 50% to 100% excluding hospitals, schools, nursing homes and public buildings which are curtailed from 0% to 50%.
STEP 5: Schools and public buildings are curtailed from 50% to 100%.
The foregoing categories are cumulative in effect and application (see Exhibit A attached to original Ordinance 1172-78, passed January 23, 1978) and the categories invoked may be changed from time to time during the duration of the emergency as needs arise. Curtailment in all categories shall be imposed ratably upon all users within each category until the percentage limitation for each respective user is reached.
(c) The Manager shall cause the proclamation of water shortage emergency and all subsequent changes of category, if any, to be released immediately upon his signature to all news media serving the Municipality; and he shall cause the proclamation and other information to be published as soon as practicable in a newspaper of general circulation within the Municipality.
(d) During any period of water shortage emergency proclaimed by the Manager or by all other legally constituted and authorized authority, no person (including partnerships and corporations) shall use water in violation of such proclamation and the categories of use prohibition and/or curtailment invoked from time to time. Anyone violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. In the event of continued violation of curtailment, each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense. The Manager may order the water service of any user who violates this section more than twice during any such emergency to be terminated immediately and without further notice; and such service, once terminated, need not be restored until the period of emergency is over.
(Ord. 1172-78. Passed 1-23-78.)
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