931.15 CHARGES MADE A LIEN.

   (a)   The City shall cause to be made a written return to the County Auditor of their action with a statement of charges for cutting and destroying trees, noxious weeds, the amount paid for the performance of such labor, and the fees of the officers who made the service and return of the notice and a proper description of the premises with the request that such amount be entered upon the tax duplicate as a lien upon such lands from and after the date of entry to be collected as other taxes and returned to the Municipality according to law.

   (b)   In the alternative, any bill submitted to the owner, lessee, agent or tenant having charge of the premises, shall be paid to the City within ten days. Should the bill not be paid within ten days, the Director of Law, or the Assistant Director of Law, may, in the name of the City, institute a civil action in Tiffin Municipal Court for the collection of the debt, and if judgment is obtained, may take such steps as the law permits to collect on the judgment.

   (c)   If the City, having successfully obtained judgment for the cost of services rendered, is unable to collect on such judgment, then the full amount of the judgment may be certified to the County Auditor in the same manner as provided in subsection (a) hereof.

(Ord. 80-43. Passed 8-4-80.)

931.16 PLANTING TREES OR SHRUBS ON STREETS; PERMIT; UNDESIRABLE TREES.

   (a)   No person shall plant any tree or shrub upon any public way, street, alley or City property unless he has first obtained a planting permit in writing from the City Administrator specifying the size, type, species and location on the public way, street, alley or City property of the tree or shrub to be planted.

   (b)   The Administrator shall have the authority to deny a planting permit to any person applying for such permit to plant upon a public way, street, alley or City property any tree or shrub found by the Shade Tree and Beautification Commission to be undesirable as to size, type or species or for the proposed planting location. The Administrator may also deny a planting permit to any person applying for such permit to plant upon a public way, street, alley or City property any tree or shrub, if the Shade Tree and Beautification Commission determines that the proposed location is not suitable for the planting of trees or shrubs.

(Ord. 92-37. Passed 6-15-92.)

   (c)   Undesirable trees upon public ways, streets or alleys are as follows:

      (1)   Box-Elder (Acer Negundo)

      (2)   Silver Maple (Acer Saccharinum)

      (3)   Catalpa (Catalpa Speciosa)

      (4)   Mulberry (Morus Alba)

      (5)   Poplars, all kinds (Populus)

      (6)   Black Locust (Robinia Pseudoacacia)

      (7)   Willows, all kinds (Salix)

      (8)   Chinese Elm (Ulmus Pumila)

      (9)   Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus Altissima)

      (10)   Callery Pear (Pyrus Calleryana)

         (Ord. 20-96. Passed 10-19-20.)

931.17 EXPLANATION OF CHARGES.

   All costs incurred by the City for enforcement of the provisions of this chapter shall be in addition to any fine or court costs imposed by the Tiffin Municipal Court upon conviction of a charge or violation of Section 931.01 through and including Section 931.16 herein.

(Ord. 80-43. Passed 8-4-80.)

931.99 PENALTY.

   Whoever violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate offense.