(a) The owner, occupant or person having charge or management of any lot or parcel of land situated within the Village, whether the same is improved or unimproved, vacant or occupied, shall not permit containers, plastic garbage bags, refuse or debris to be set out for collection prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day before regular waste collection or after 7:30 a.m. on the day of regular waste collection for that property. All containers shall be taken in no later than 8:00 p.m. on the day of regular waste collection.
(b) If the owner, occupant or person having the charge or management of any lot or parcel of land places or allows to be placed any containers, plastic garbage bags, refuse or debris on the curb prior to the times provided herein, the Director of Public Service and Safety or his or her designee is authorized to cause said garbage bags or refuse to be removed from said premises.
(c) When any such garbage bags, refuse or debris is removed at a time other than that scheduled for regular collection for that property as determined by the Director of Public Service and Safety, then after such work is performed, the Village shall give five days' notice by regular mail to the owner, occupant or person having the charge or management of such lot or parcel of land, at his or her known address, to pay the cost of such removal, which notice shall be accompanied by a statement of the amount of fees. If the same is not paid within thirty days after the mailing of the notice, such amount may be certified to the County Auditor for collection as other taxes and assessments and collected in accordance with Ohio R.C. 731.54, or the Village may seek recovery of such costs by filing a misdemeanor charge against the property owner involved.
(d) When it is deemed necessary to remove such garbage bags, refuse, waste, or yard waste from the public right of way when improperly placed for collection in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the owner shall be charged at the rate of fifty dollars ($50.00), increasing by that same amount for each additional violation. The minimum charge therefor shall be as follows:
Violations | Minimum Fee |
1st violation | warning |
2nd violation | $50.00 |
3rd violation | $100.00 |
4th violation or more | $150.00 |
(Ord. 18-2012. Passed 5-3-12; Ord. 24-2019. Passed 12-17-19.)