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The Building Inspector and other City department heads and their representatives are authorized to make or cause to be made inspections of all stores, buildings, offices and any other place where commercial activity is being conducted, to determine whether the provisions of the statutes of the State of Ohio and the ordinances of the City are being obeyed.
(Ord. 75-38. Passed 7-21-75.)
Upon presentation of proper credentials, the Building Inspector and other City department heads and their representatives may enter at reasonable times, or at such other times as may be necessary in an emergency, any store, building, office or other place in the City to perform any duty imposed upon him.
(Ord. 75-38. Passed 7-21-75.)
(a) The Building Inspector shall have the power to revoke or suspend any permit issued under this chapter if he finds that the operation of the commercial establishment is being conducted in a manner which is creating unhealthful, unsanitary or unsafe conditions or conditions that contribute to the development of or increase in crime or juvenile delinquency.
(b) The Building Inspector shall not suspend or revoke any permit without giving to the owner thereof due and reasonable notice and granting to the owner a reasonable time to correct the condition.
(c) Any permit holder may appeal any order to revoke or suspend his permit before a board consisting of the Mayor, the Safety Director and the Director of Law. No such revocation or suspension shall become effective until ratified by two-thirds vote of such board.
(Ord. 75-38. Passed 7-21-75.)
No person operating a commercial establishment in the City, whose hours of operation are not defined by a license or permit issued by the State or any department or subdivision thereof, shall conduct the business of such commercial establishment between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. However, Council may, by motion and for good cause shown, approve hours of operation between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. where it determines that no hazard to public peace or safety will be created by such extended hours of operation.
(Ord. 86-55. Passed 11-18-86; Ord. 2013-23. Passed 5-21-13.)
(a) At any service station or other place where motor fuel is sold or offered for sale and delivered directly into the fuel supply tanks of motor vehicles, a sign or signs may be posted stating the unit price of such fuel. These signs must be professionally manufactured or prepared and be uniform in size and character. The size per sign may not exceed twenty inches in height and twenty-eight inches in width.
(b) The signs specified in subsection (a) hereof may, at the option of the person subject hereto, be displayed either in the pump isle area or on a single sign pole (per frontage street) between the pump island and the front property line, not to exceed twelve feet in height. The signs and displays permitted in this section shall be allowed in excess of any area limitations on signs imposed by any other sections of the Codified Ordinances and, when located closer to the street than pumps or other dispensing device, no part of any such sign shall obstruct the line of sight required for safe ingress and egress to and from the place of business.
(c) Notwithstanding any other sections of the Codified Ordinances, all signs in conformity with the provisions of this section may be posted without the requirement of the issuance of any building, zoning or other approvals or permits by the City.
(d) No sign advertising the selling price of motor fuel or other products sold at any service station may be posted if such sign does not conform with the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) hereof.
(Ord. 79-59. Passed 10-16-79.)
No person, firm or corporation operating a commercial establishment within the City shall permit the collection of its trash, rubbish or refuse from such commercial establishment or any nearby premises between the hours of 11:00 p. m. and 7:00 a. m.
(Ord. 85-79. Passed 10-1-85.)
No person, firm or corporation operating a commercial establishment within the City shall conduct the business of such commercial establishment or permit the loading and/or unloading of vehicles between the hours of 11:00 p. m. and 7:00 a. m. in such manner as to make loud noises, thereby disturbing the peace and quiet of the neighborhood, having due regard for proximity of places of residence, hospitals or other residential institutions, and to any other conditions affected by such noise.
(Ord. 85-22. Passed 10-1-85.)
Whoever violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Each day's continued violation shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 75-38. Passed 7-21-75.)