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icy ORDINANCE N0. 69 - 34 BY: MR. FIT7-GERALD AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS WEEDS GROWING WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF HAYFIELD AND REPEALING ORDINANCE N0. 1010. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF HAYFIELD, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO, THAT: Sec. 1. Upon the filing with the Chief of Police of a written complaint by a resident of or owner of land situated in the Village of Mayfield that noxious weeds, grass or other deleterious growths over 12" in height are growing on any land within the Village within 300 feet hack from the traveled portion of any public or private street or highway or within 150 feet of any residential, commercial, or industrial building, or of any school, church, cemetery, or other building used for public or philantropic purposes, the Chief of Police or any other police officer shall serve written notice upon the owner, lessee, agent, tenant, or other person having charge of such land, notifying him that such noxious weeds, grass, or other deleterious growths must be cut and destroyed within 5 days after the date of said notice. Said notice may be served personally or by leaving it at the usual place of residence of the person to be notified, whether his place of residence be within the Village of Mayfield or not, or may be served by certified mail addressed to his last known place of residence or to the place where his tax bills are sent. If the address of the person to be so notified is unknown or if service cannot be otherwise obtained, it shall be sufficient to publish such notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Village of Mayfield. Said notice shall also advise the person served with the same that, if he fails to comply with the notice within the time required thereby, the Chief of Police will cause such noxious weeds to be cut and destroyed and will employ the necessary labor to perform such task, and that the person so served will be required to pay to the Village, not only the amount payed out by the Village for such labor, but in addition a fee to the Village for services hereunder, which service fee shall be thirty (30) percent of the cost of employing such labor, but in no event shall service fee be less than $25.00. Sec. 2. The fees for service of the notice shall be the same as are allowed for service and return of service in civil cases in the Lyndhurst Pfunicipal Court. Sec. 3. If the owner, lessee, agent or tenant having charge of the lands mentioned in Section 1 of this Ordinance fails to comply with the notice required by said section, Council hereby authorizes the Chief of Police to cause such noxious weeds to be cut and destroyed and to employ the necessary labor to perform such task. All expenses:.so incurred shall, when approved by Council in