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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />ORDINANCE NO. 98-88 <br />BY: COUNCILMAN O'GRADY <br />AN ORD17VANCE CREATING NEW AND REVISED SECTION 949. 03 AND 949.04 OF <br />CHAPTER 949 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES, ENTITLED"TREES AND <br />WEEDS, " IN ORDER TO MORE CLEARL Y IDENTIFY THE OBLIGATIONS OF <br />PROPERTY OWNERS TO MAINTAIN THEIR LAWNS, TREES AND SHRUBBERY <br />IN A TRIMMED CONDITION, AND TD CONTROL THE CROWTIf OF NOXIOUS <br />AND POISONOIIS WEEDS, AND VINES, IN THE CITY, AND DECLARING .4N <br />EMERGENCY, AS AMENDED. <br />WHERF.A.S, untrimmed trees, shrubs, and other plants can cause safety hazards to occupants <br />and guests on real property, and further may contribute to suburban blight and adversely affect real <br />property values; and <br />WHEREAS, the spread of noxious and poisonous weeds, and vines, must be effectively <br />controlled in order to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the community; and <br />WHEREAS, property owners should be required to maintain their lots and parcels in a <br />trimmed condition, and should further be required to control the growth of noxious and poisonous <br />weeds, and vines, on their properties; and <br />WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to enact a new and revised Section 949.03 of <br />Chapter 949 of the Codified Ordinances, entitled "Trees and Weeds," in order to more clearly identify <br />these obligations of property owners which this Council believes are reasonable and which <br />substantially further the health, safety and welfare of the residents of this community; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: <br />SECTION 1: That there is hereby enacted new and revised Sections 949.03 and 949.04 of <br />Chapter 949 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of North Olmsted, entitled "Trees and Weeds," <br />which Sections 949.03 and 949.04, as newly revised and enacted, shall read as follows: <br />