(a) Any tree or shrub or part thereof growing upon private property but overhanging or interfering with the use of any highway, park or public place of the City, or which is in such a diseased condition that, in the opinion of the Director of Service it endangers the life, safety or property of another, shall be declared a public nuisance. The Director of Service or his duly authorized designee shall give the owner, occupant, person having charge and management, or any person having an equitable or legal interest in the lot or parcel of land involved notice, either in writing or by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Municipality, for a period of two consecutive weeks, to remove such tree, shrub or part thereof so diseased and give a reasonable time, not less than ten days, in which one or all of such persons so notified shall comply with the order of removal.
(b) Whenever a nuisance as described in division (a) of this section exists and said nuisance has not been abated within the time prescribed in the notice as provided for in division (a) of this section, the Director of Service or his duly authorized designee is authorized to abate the nuisance and submit a bill for the actual costs to the owner, occupant, person having charge and management, or any person having an equitable or legal interest in the lot or parcel of land involved. If such costs are not paid as billed within thirty days from the date of final abatement of the nuisance, the Director of Service or his duly authorized designee shall report the costs to Council, which shall collect the cost of such abatement in the manner as provided for in Ohio R.C. 715.261.
(Ord. 37-59. Passed 7-27-59; Ord. 87-00. Passed 11-13-00; Ord. 61-02. Passed 10-28-02.)