115-87 Ordinance
RECORD OF ORDINANCES
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AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 561 AND ADOPT-
ING CHAPTER 561 OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN CODIFIED
ORDINANCES REGARDING ABATEMENT OF NOXIOUS WEEDS
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, weed control is required in the City of Dublin, and therefore, no
person, whether the owner, lessee, agent, tenant or other person of entity
having charge or care of land in the City shall permit noxious weeds to
grow thereon to a height in excess of twelve inches, or to mature seeds
thereon, or fail to cut and destroy such weeds when notified by the Code
Enforcement Officer to do so; and
WHEREAS, "noxious weeds" are defined to include thistle, burdock, jimson
weed, ragweed, mi lkweed, mullein, poison ivy and other vegetation of rank
growth, and the failure to cut the same is declared a nuisance and a hazard
to the health and safety of the residents of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Dublin, State
of Ohio, 7 of the elected members concurring:
Section 1. That Chapter 561 entitled Weeds and Trees be repealed and that
a new Chapter 561 entitled Weeds shall be enacted.
Section 2. That the Code Enforcement Officer shall cause written notice to
be served once each growing season, May 1 through September 30 of each
calendar year upon the owners, lessees, tenants or other persons or entities
having charge or care of land in the City, notifying them that noxious
weeds be cut within five days of such notice and that such weeds be cut
thereafter during the growing season with sufficient frequency to prevent
such weeds from exceeding twelve inches or maturing seeds thereon.
Section 3. During the period May 1 through September 30 of each calendar
year, the Code Enforcement Officer may determine that the growth of noxious
weeds on land for which a notice has been issued which constitutes a hazard
and/or a nuisance, and that the person having charge or care of the land
has failed to comply with the notice. Thereupon, the Code Enforcement
Officer may cause the weeds to be cut by use of City forces and equipment
or by the hiring of private contractors.
Section 4. That upon completion of the cutting and removal of the weeds, thp
Code Enforcement Officer shall determine the cost of cutting and removal,
and sha 11 cause a statement thereof to be mailed to the owner of the land.
Section 5. That the owner shall pay such costs as are charged in accordance
with this Ordinance to the Finance Director within thirty days after the
statement of charges has been mailed to the owner at the address of record
in the office of the County Treasurer. If the charge is not paid within
thirty (30) days after mailing, the Director of Finance sha 11 certify the
charges for services to the County Auditor upon direction by Council and
approval of certification, together with a proper description of the
premises. Such amounts sha 11 be entered upon the tax duplicate, sha 11 be
a lien upon such lands from the date of the entry, and sha 11 be collected
as other taxes and returned to the City with the General Fund.
Section 6. That whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor mis-
demeanor and subject to the penalties provided in this Ordinance.
Section 7. That this Ordinance be, and the same hereby is, declared to be
an emergency measure necessary for the preservation of the public peace,
health and safety and therefore this Ordinance sha 11 take effect and be in
force immediately upon its passage.
pa;;;li; of September , 1987.
Mayor - Presiding Officer I hereby certify that copies of this Ordinance/Resolution
were posted in the Village of Dublin in accordance with
Attest: Section 731.Z5 of the Ohio Revised Code,
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Y~:1' ~ Clerk of Council
Clerk of Council