561.04 NOXIOUS WEEDS AND RANK VEGETATION DEFINED; DECLARATION OF A NUISANCE.

   (a)   Noxious weeds and rank vegetation shall include:

      (1)   Any weed declared by the Ohio Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Life, to be a noxious weed as of the effective date of this ordinance.

      (2)   Poison ivy, ragweed, poison oak and poison sumac.

      (3)   In residential, commercial and industrial areas that are eighty percent developed, any vegetation, other than trees, bushes, flowers or other ornamental plants, which exceeds twelve inches in height. In environmentally sensitive areas, natural vegetation is hereby excluded from this classification.

      (4)   Any vegetation which, by reason of the pollen or the seeds which it spreads or produces, or due to the density of its growth or its unsightliness, injuriously affects the public health or welfare.

   (b)   All noxious weeds and rank vegetation, as defined in subsection (a) hereof, are declared to be a nuisance. (Ord. 52-01. Passed 9-25-01.)

CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE