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or unimproved, vacant or occupied, within forty-eight hours of notice to do
<br />so, shall cut or destroy, or cause to be cut a• destoyed, any noxious or poi-
<br />sonous weeds, including but not limited to Russian, Canadian or common
<br />thistle, all wild lettuce, wild mustard, wild parsley, ragweed, milkweed,
<br />chickweed, wild garlic, quack grass, dodders, wild carrot, comment cockle,
<br />docks, chicory, tall grasses or other undesirable vegetation, growing upon
<br />such lot or parcel of land, and prevent the same from blooming or going to
<br />seed, or exceeding a height of six inches, or spreading pollen which may be
<br />harmful to hmnmt health, or creating a fire hazard or refuge and breeding
<br />place for rodents and other vermin.
<br />(b) The owner, occupant or person having the charge or aanagement of nay
<br />lot or parcel of land sih~ated within the City, whether the same be improved
<br />or unimproved, vacant or occupied, within forty-eight boars of notice to do
<br />so, shall cut or destroy, or anise to be cut or destroyed, any limbs of trees,
<br />branches, bushes, shrubs, briars, or vines that project over vry sidewalk so
<br />as to interfere with or deprive pedestrians of the free and full use of such
<br />sidewalk.
<br />(c} If fire owner, occupant or person having the charge or management of
<br />any (ot or parcel of land does not cut or destroy, or cause to be cut or de-
<br />stroyed, noxious weeds, grasses, limbs, branches, bushes, shrubs, briars or
<br />vices as provided herein, the Mayor, Director of Public Safety, or his or her
<br />designee is authorized to cause to be cut or destroyed Bach noxious weeds or
<br />grasses.
<br />(d) When any such nosious weeds, or grasses, limbs, branches, bushes,
<br />shrubs, briars or vines are cut or desG~oyed by the City, as provided herein,
<br />then after such work is perforated, the City shall give five days' notice to the
<br />owner, occupant or person having the charge or management of such lot or
<br />parcel of land, at his known address, to pay the cost of such cutting or de-
<br />sh~oying of voxioas weeds or grasses, which notice shall he accompanied by
<br />a statement of the amoant of cost incurred. [f the same is not paid within
<br />thirty days after the marring of the notice, such amoant may be certified to
<br />the County Auditor for collection as outer taxes and assessments are col-
<br />lected in accordance with Ohio R.C. 731.54, or the City Wray seek recovery
<br />of such costs by civil action against the property owner involved.
<br />(e) If the violation of this section consists of uncut and growing grass and
<br />weeds, only one notice to the property owner or other responsible party shall
<br />be necessary in any one calendar year and the Director of Public Safety may
<br />cause such nuisance to be abated or removed more than once in mty calen-
<br />daryear as conditions stay require.
<br />(f) When it is deemed necessary [o cut and destroy weeds or grasses on pri-
<br />vate property, in accordance with the provisions of this section, the owner
<br />shall be charged at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per employee
<br />per hour or portion thereof, or the achial cost of such work, whichever is the
<br />larger. Actual costs shall include administration and supervision, transpor-
<br />tation of equipment, equipment use, equipment operator, incidental Tabor,
<br />contractor charges, and any other costs and charges associated with mailing
<br />andlor publishing notices. 'Che minimum charge for each required cutting or
<br />destruction of weeds or grasses within any 72 month period shall be as fol-
<br />lows:
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