(a) No owner, owner’s agent, owner’s lessee, occupant, invitee, or person or entity in charge of residential or commercial property (including individual apartment or condo units) shall permit any public nuisance activity to occur at said residential or commercial property.
(b) The following activities are hereby declared to be public nuisance activities:
(1) Any animal violations (dogs running at large, bitting, excrement, dangerous or vicious animals, cruelty, killing or injuring of animals).
(2) Any disorderly conduct, disturbance of the peace.
(3) Any drug abuse violation.
(4) Any noise violation.
(5) Any gambling violation.
(6) Any health, safety, or sanitation violation.
(7) Any littering or deposition of waste violation.
(8) Any obstruction of official business violation.
(9) Any alcohol violations.
(10) Any sex offenses (including public indecency, procuring, soliciting or prostitution).
(11) Any offenses against persons (assault, domestic violence).
(12) Any offenses against property (criminal damaging, endangering or mischief).
(13) Any theft violation (petty theft, unauthorized use of property).
(14) Any weapons, explosives, firearm or handgun violation.
(15) Any firework violations.
(16) Three or more motor vehicles parking violations for the same or substantially similar offense within one year including junk motor vehicles.
(17) Any offense that is a felony under the Ohio Revised Code.
(c) For purposes of subsection (a), the occurrences of a nuisance activity means either a citation has been issued, or arrest has been made, or a City Department, including but not limited to, Police, Fire, Animal Control, Service or Building has documented three (3) or more occurrences of nuisance activity in lieu of arrest or citation within a one year period.
(d) Whoever violates or fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and/or incarcerated for a term of not more than thirty days.
(Ord. 36-20. Passed 9-8-20.)