44-72 Amend 1775.01,.06,.07 & .08 Sanitory - cutting weeds

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be and the same is hereby amended to-read as follows: "1775.06 REMEDY OF CITY. In the event the owner, lessee or occupant of any land in the City fails to abate any condition hereinbefore declared to be a nuisance within five days after being notified so to do as hereinafter provided, such nuisance may be abated by the City through its employees and under the direction of the Director of Public Safety or the Commis- sioner of Health. The cost of abating any such nuisance shall be charged to the owner of the property affected and, in default of payment, shall be assessed against such property. All charges and assessments hereunder shall be as to forms, notices, times, payments, collections and all other respects as are now or hereafter may be provided for charges or assess- ments for sidewalk repairs as set forth in Art~IU §19 of the City Charter. Ail charges and assessments made under authority of this section are in addition to any penalty that may be imposed under the provisions of Section 1701.99 of this Sanitary Code. Section 3o That existing Section 1775.07 of the Sanitary Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, now reading as follows: "1775.07 ANNUAL INSPECTION; NOTICE TO CUT. The Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized and directed to make a survey each year to determine on what lands in the City noxious weeds are permitted to grow, mature and spread seeds, and to report in writing to Council a proper description of such lots and lands, together with the names and addresses of the owners thereof. The Clerk of Council, for and on behalf of Council, shall thereupon cause written notice to be served upon the owners, lessees, agents or tenants having charge of such lands, notifying them that noxious weeds are growing on such lands, and that they must be cut and destroyed within fiv~ days after the service of such notice. If such owner or other person having charge of such lands is a nonresident of the City whose address is known, such notice shall be sent to his address by registered mail. If the address of such owner is Unknown, it shall be sufficient to publish such notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in Cuyahoga County. The Clerk of Council, or his deputy, or any police officer, may make service and return of the notice provided for herein, which shall be duly noted by the Clerk, set- ting forth the costs of service." be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: "1775.07 NOTICE TO CUT. When either the Director of Public Safety or the Commissioner of Health ascertai~that noxious weeds are permitted to grow, mature and spread seeds on lands within the City, either director shall cause written notice of such fact to be served upon the owners, lessees, agents or tenants in charge of said lands notifying them that noxious weeds are growing on such lands and that they must be cut and destroyed within five days after the service of such notice. If such owner or other person having charge of said lands is a non-resident of the city, whose address is known, such notice shall be sent to his address by registered mail. If the address of such owner is unknown, it shall be sufficient to publish such notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in Cuyahoga County.