[R.O. 2003 § 215.180; CC 1997 § 62.040]
A. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any
lot or parcel of ground in the City to maintain or allow to stand
upon such lot or parcel of ground any tree or tree limb which, due
to a diseased, decayed or broken condition or for any other reason,
endangers or is likely to injure any person or property in and upon
a street or any adjacent property in the City, or to cause damage
to any tree of other land owners by the spread of contagious disease.
B. It shall be the duty of the owner of any lot or parcel of ground in the City to properly cause such tree or tree limb as are described in Subsection
(A) of this Section to be cut down, and no tree or tree limb in the City which has been cut down or which has fallen or been broken down shall be permitted to remain in or upon any sidewalk, street or adjacent property in the City, or so near thereto as to endanger any person thereon, and it shall be the duty of the owner of such lot or parcel of ground to cause the same to be promptly removed, and it shall be unlawful for any such owner to fail so to do.
[R.O. 2003 § 215.190; CC 1997 § 62.050]
It shall be unlawful for the owner
or caretaker of any parcel of ground in the City to maintain or allow
to stand upon such lot or parcel of ground any building or other structure
of whatever character in a condition unsafe, dangerous, unhealthy,
injurious or annoying to the public.
[R.O. 2003 § 215.200; Ord. No. 988-02 § 1, 10-15-2002]
Upon complaint to the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen relative to the violation of any provision of this Chapter,
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall inspect or have an inspection
made of such premises and, if the condition which constitutes the
alleged violation is found to exist, it may be deemed a nuisance.
Upon order of Mayor and Board of Aldermen, written notice shall be
issued to the resident of such property, if no resident exists, then
notice shall be attached to or posted on the property, which notice
shall direct such person to abate such nuisance within a period of
time, not more than five (5) days, to be stated in the notice; and
it shall be unlawful for any person to whom such notice has been given
to fail to comply with the requirement thereof. Whenever the owner,
caretaker or resident of any premises shall fail to abate any nuisance
whereon within the time stated in a notice provided in this Section,
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall cause such nuisance to be abated
and a special tax bill shall be issued for the total cost therefor
against the property upon which such labor is performed and such special
tax bill shall be a lien upon such property. The preparation of a
tax bill, as authorized by the above shall not relieve any person
of liability under this Section.