(a) Abatement by Owner or Occupant; Notice. The existence on any lot or parcel of land situated within the City, of waste paper, hay and/or straw, litter or combustible or flammable waste or rubbish of any kind, including dirt, concrete, rubble and construction materials, upon a lot is hereby declared to be a nuisance and the owner, occupant, person having charge or management, or any person having an equitable or legal interest in such lot or parcel of land, upon written notice, served by the Commissioner of Building as provided in division (e) of this section, upon the owner, occupant, person having charge or management, or any person having an equitable or legal interest in such lot or parcel of land, shall abate such nuisance, by removing such waste paper, hay and/or straw, litter or combustible or flammable waste or rubbish of any kind, including dirt, concrete, rubble and construction materials, within a reasonable time as fixed in such notice.
(b) Placement or Permitting of Unlawful Waste Materials. No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited, nor shall any owner, lessee, tenant or person who has custody or control of real estate within the City permit accumulations of, waste paper, hay and/or straw, litter or combustible or flammable waste or rubbish of any kind, including dirt, concrete, rubble and construction materials, upon any such real estate or upon any structure located thereon. All weeds, grass, vines or other growth when they endanger property or are liable to be set aflame, shall be cut and removed by the owner or occupant of the property they are on, with or without notice as specified in Section 521.14.
(c) Penalty. Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues. In addition to any other enforcement as provided bye law or equity, this section may be enforced by the issuance of a citation in compliance with Rule 4.1 of the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure, as may be amended from time to time. The Building Commissioner may promulgate such rules and regulations as he may determine are necessary to supplement or aid in the interpretation of the requirements of this Code, which regulations shall be consistent therewith.
(d) Abatement by Director of Service. Whenever the Director of Service is informed by the Building Commissioner that a nuisance as described in division (a) of this section exists, and that the nuisance has not been abated within the time prescribed in the notice as provided in said division (a), the Director of Service 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, the Director of Service shall report the costs to Council, which shall cause the costs to be collected from the property owner in the manner provided in Ohio R.C. 715.261.
(e) Service of Notice. The notice described in division (a) of this section may be served by delivering it personally upon or by mail 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, at the person's usual place of business or residence, by posting it in a conspicuous place on the lot or parcel of land involved; or by publishing it once in a newspaper of general circulation within the City if it cannot be served by any of the other ways mentioned herein.
(Ord. 27-93. Passed 7-12-93; Ord. 37-03. Passed 5-27-03.)