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<br />collection as other taxes and assessments are collected In accordance with Ohio R.C.
<br />731.54, or the City may seek recovery of such costs by civil action against the property
<br />owner involved.
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<br />(d) When it is deemed necessary to cut and destroy weeds or grasses on private
<br />property, in accordance with the provisions of this section, the owner shall be charged
<br />at the rate of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per hour or portion thereof, or the actual
<br />cost of such work, whichever is the larger. The minimum charge therefor shall be
<br />seventy-five dollars ($75.00).
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<br />shall be and is hereby amended to read as follows:
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<br />1775.01 WEED OR TAll GRAS5 REMOVAL.
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<br />(a) The owner, occupant or person having the charge or management of any iot
<br />or parcel of land situated within the City, whethèr the same be improved or
<br />unimproved, vacant or occupied, within forty-eight hours written notice to do so, shall
<br />cut or destroy, or cause to be cut or destroyed, any noxious or poisonous weeds,
<br />including but not limited to Russian, Canadian or common thistle, all wild lettuce, wild
<br />mustard, wild parsley, ragweed, milkweed, chickweed, wild garlic, quack grass,
<br />dodders, wild carrot, common cockle, docks, chicory or tall grasses growing upon such
<br />lot or parcel of land, and prevent the same from blooming or going to seed, or
<br />exceeding a height of six inches, or spreading pollen which may be harmful to human
<br />health.
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<br />(b) If the owner, occupant or person having the charge or management of any
<br />lot or parcel of land does not cut or destroy, or cause to be cut or destroyed, noxious
<br />weeds or grasses as provided herein, the Director of Human Services or designee is
<br />authorized to cause to be cut or destroyed such noxious weeds or grasses.
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<br />(c) When any such noxious weeds or grasses are cut or destroyed by the Citý, as
<br />provided herein, then 11fter such work is performed, the City shall give five days' notice
<br />by regular mail to the owner, occupant or person having the charge or management of
<br />such lot or parcel of land, at his known address, to pay the cost of such cutting or
<br />destroying of noxious weeds or grasses, which notice shall be accompanied by a
<br />statement of the amount of cost incurred. If the same is not paid within thirty days
<br />after the mailing of the notice, such amount may be certified to the County Auditor for
<br />collection as other taxes and assessments are collected in accordance with Ohio R.C.
<br />731.54, or the City may seek recovery of such costs by civil action against the property
<br />owner involved.
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<br />(d) When it is deemed necessary to cut and destroy weeds or grasses on private
<br />property, in accordance with the provisions of this section, the owner shall be charged
<br />at the rate of one~hundred dollars ($100.00) per hour or portion thereof, or the actual
<br />cost of such work, whichever is the larger. The minimum charge therefor shall be one-
<br />hundred dollars ($106;OO).
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<br />Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council
<br />concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open
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