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ORDINANCE No.. 845 By bor. Mason AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING THE EXTERIOR APPEARANCE ,AND CONDITION OF PREiylISES, AND, PROVIDING A PENAZTY _FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF< _ - BE IT ORDAINED BY T"dE COUNCIL, OF THE VIZ,ZAGE OF I~IAYFTEI,D, CUYAHOGA COUNTY .OHIO, THAT: _ ... - - -.-_. Sec. 1. Exterior property areas of all premises shall be kept free of any object, material, or conditions which may create a health, accident or fire hazard, public nuisances, or qualif ied nuisances which adversely affect 'the value of adjacent, surrounding or nearby premises because of unsightly or ugly appearance or because of any of the hazards hereinabove named. Some examples of qualif ied nuisances are outdoor storage of seldom moved or immovable vehicles in conspicuous positions where such storage is not part of a business lawfully conducted and permitted on the premises, collections of rubbish, debris, junlc, scrap metal, papers, rags, glass, stones, motor vehicles without current year license plates which are unhoused, disabled, or disrnantled, and other unsightly and objectionable materials outside of buildings in .residential and commercial districts, and the permitting of buildings to fall into serious disrepair and unsightly appearance, including the laclc of painting so as to reveal uncovered wood areas showing evidence of drying out or similar defects, broken down, sagging or unrepaired fences, and similar nuisances. Sec< 2. Prior to the filing of an Affidavit in -the I~Iayorts Court or in an appropriate I~Sunicipal Court for the violation of the prohibition against any of the nuisances or conditions hereinabove stated, the Building Inspector or other off ieial investigating or seeking compliance with the provisions of this ordinance shall cause a three-day notice in writing to terminate the nuisance to issue to the owner or occupant of the premises0 Notices to the occupant may be served in person, by ordinary mail, or by leaving the notice in a conspicuous place on the premises. Notices to the owner may be personal, by ordinary mail to the tax mailing address, or left at the ownerxs place of residence, Sec. 3. Anyone being the owner or occupant of any premises within the Village of i~Iayf ie1d, who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than X10,00 and not more than $500.00, and shall stand committed until such fine is paid os is otherwise