(a) No person being the owner, lessee, agent, tenant or person having charge of any lot or parcel of land, including any portion of the right-of-way, shall allow grasses to attain a height of six inches or more or allow ragweed, goldenrod, burdock, yellow dock, thistles, or any other weed or vegetable capable of exhaling offensive or noxious odors or from which there is carried by the wind any injurious, offensive or annoying pollen, dust, seed or particles or which may conceal filthy deposits, to grow on such lot or parcel of land and fail to have the same closely mowed, cut or removed. Natural landscaping must be clear of the right of way area and must be bordered and maintained free of the noxious weeds listed above.
(b) The Village Administrator shall cause to be served a one-time notice stating the length of time allotted (five days) for the lot or parcel to be cut. The notice shall be served upon the property owner by certified mail, return receipt requested, regular mail, or by leaving the notice at the residence of the owner of the property.
(1) Only one notice pursuant to subsection (b) hereof per year shall be required for any lot or land found to be in violation of this section.
(2) In the event any lot or land is found to be in violation subsequent to the service of said notice, a NOTICE tag shall be placed upon the violating property, stating the lawn shall be cut within 48 hours or village will proceed to cut pursuant to Wakeman Code 521.11
, otherwise the Village may proceed in accordance with subsection (c) through (e).
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. On each subsequent violation, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(d) If after the expiration of five days from the date of service of the noxious weed notice, the lot or parcel of land has not been cut, the Village Administrator shall cause such noxious weeds to be cut and may employ the necessary labor to perform the task. The minimum fee to be charged shall in no case be less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the first acre or portion thereof and two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each additional acre or portion thereof.
(e) A statement of the notice shall be mailed to the owner of such land by certified mail, return receipt requested. In the event the same is not paid within thirty days after the mailing of the notice, then such amount shall be certified to the County Auditor for collection of the taxes in accordance with the Revised Code.
(Ord. 2019-0-3. Passed 5-13-19.)