(A) Noxious weeds, as determined by the State Director of Agriculture pursuant to the authority granted him or her by R.C. § 907.10(B)(2), or other vegetation, including grasses, which is eight inches or more in height, or any weed or vegetation growth causing a hazardous condition to pedestrian or vehicular traffic, or which is likely to harbor rats, vermin or other pests, may be declared to be refuse available for special disposition by the Village Administrator or his or her authorized representative, at any time and at any place in the village where he or she finds such conditions to exist.
(B) Whenever the Village Administrator or his or her authorized representative declares “refuse available for special disposition” conditions to exist under this section, a sign, poster, written letter or other written warning shall be placed in a conspicuous location on the land harboring said refuse, stating:
PURSUANT TO SECTION 51.08 OF THE WEST ALEXANDRIA CODIFIED ORDINANCES, THIS LAND HAS BEEN FOUND TO HAVE NOXIOUS, HAZARDOUS, AND/OR TALL WEEDS, GRASS, AND/OR OTHER VEGETATION THAT MUST BE CUT OR OTHERWISE ELIMINATED WITHIN 48 HOURS. THE OWNER’S FAILURE TO CUT OR OTHERWISE ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM WITHIN 48 HOURS SHALL ALLOW VILLAGE EMPLOYEES TO ENTER THE LAND AND CUT OR OTHERWISE ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM, WITH THE COSTS TO BE BILLED ON THE OWNER’S REFUSE ACCOUNT PORTION OF SAID OWNER’S NEXT VILLAGE UTILITY BILL.
(C) Whenever the village actually cuts or otherwise eliminates declared “refuse available for special disposition” under this section, the property owner shall be billed for the services rendered by the village in the sum of $125 per hour. Said amount shall be billed on the property owner’s refuse account portion of his or her next village utility bill or billed directly to the property owner of record with the County Recorder. Council reserves the right to amend the above $125 per hour service fee, by motion, as it may from time to time deem to be useful and appropriate.
(D) The Village Administrator shall make sure that the correct property owner gets billed for the special refuse services rendered under this section. Partial payments on water, sewer and refuse collection accounts shall be completely applied to refuse charges first, then completely applied to sewer charges second, and then completely applied to water charges last.
(E) The provisions contained in this section shall supercede all other provisions contained in this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 1060.07) (Ord. 756, passed 6-21-2010)