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ORDINANCE NO. 44-72
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<br />BYe' Messrso Brockman, Kelley,
<br /> Magmotto, M~Bride, Usher
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<br /> AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE to amend Sections 1775.01, 1775.06, 1775.07 and
<br />1775.08 of the Sanitary Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood
<br />relating to the cutting of weeds.
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<br /> WHEREAS, this ordinance constitutes an emergency measure for the immediate
<br />preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, now, therefore,
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO:
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<br /> Section 1. That existing Section 1775.01 of the Sanitary Code of the
<br />Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, now readl~g as follows:
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<br />"1775. O1 ANNUAL CUTTING.
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<br />Every person, firm or corporation owning or having the possession,
<br />charge or management of any land located within the City, shall,
<br />between June 1 and August 31 of each year, cut and ~stroy, or
<br />cause to be cut and destroyed, all Russian, Canadian or common
<br />thimtle, all wild lettuce, wild mustard, wild parsley, ragweed,
<br />milkweed, chickweed, wild garlic, quack grass, dodders, wild
<br />carrot, c~on cockle, docks, chicory and all other noxious
<br />weeds, growing or being upon any such land."
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<br />be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
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<br />"1775.01 CUTTING.
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<br />Every person, firm or corporation owh~ng or having the possession,
<br />charge or management of any land located within the City, shall,
<br />cut and destroy, or cause to be cut and destroyed, all Russian,
<br />Canadian or common thistle, all wild lettuce, wild mustard, wild
<br />parsley, ragweed, milkweed, chickweed, wild garlic, quack grass,
<br />dodders, wild carrot, common cockle, docks, chicory and all other
<br />noxious weeds, growing or being upon any such land."
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<br /> Section 2. That existing Section 1775.06 of the Sanitary Code of the
<br />Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, now reading as follows:
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<br />"1775.06 REMEDY OF CITY.
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<br />In the event the owner, lessee or occupant of any land in the City
<br />fails to abate any condition hereinbefore declared to be a nuisance
<br />within thirty days after being notified so to do as hereinafter
<br />provided, such nuisance may be abated by the City through its em-
<br />ployees and under the direction of the Director of Public Safety or
<br />the Commissioner of Health. The cost of abating any such nuisance
<br />shall be charged to the owner of the property affected, and, in
<br />default of payment, shall be assessed against such property. All
<br />charges and assessments hereunder shall be as to forms, notices, times,
<br />payments, collections and all other respects as are now or hereafter may
<br />be provided for charges or assessments for sidewalk repairs as set forth
<br />in Art. XV, §19 of the City Charter.
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<br />Ail charges and assessments made under authority of this section are in
<br />addition to any penalty that may be imposed under the provisions of
<br />Section 1701.99 of this Sanitary Code."
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