[Adopted 11-8-1927 as Ch. 4 of the Village Ordinances]
No person shall willfully injure any shade or other ornamental trees in or upon any street, alley or public grounds, or land adjacent to any sidewalk or willfully injure any bridge, sidewalk, post or railing upon or beside any street.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 1, regarding playing ball, which immediately preceded this section, was deleted 9-21-1998 by L.L. No. 7-1998.
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Section 3, regarding digging in streets, which immediately followed this section, was deleted 9-21-1998 by L.L. No. 7-1998.
[Amended 9-21-1998 by L.L. No. 7-1998]
No person shall post or hang any handbill, notice, placard or advertisement, except legal notices, upon any post, tree, hydrant, fence, bridge or other object or structure in the streets, alley or public grounds, except upon billboards authorized and located by the Board of Trustees.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 5, regarding sign boards, which immediately followed this section, was deleted 9-21-1998 by L.L. No. 7-1998.
[Amended 9-21-1998 by L.L. No. 7-1998]
No person shall cut down any tree upon any public street, or public grounds, without first obtaining the consent of the Superintendent of Public Works.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Sections 7 through 13, regarding utility poles, railway crossings, steam from boilers, ashes and rubbish, throwing snowballs, stray animals and littering streets, which immediately followed this section, were deleted 9-21-1988 by L.L. No. 7-1998.
[Added 9-13-2004 by L.L. No. 4-2004[1]]
A. 
The purpose of this section shall be to protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the Village through regulation of the accumulation of weeds and the permitted height of grasses on private premises and parts of the public right-of-way within the Village and the establishment of uniform procedures for the enforcement of such regulations.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for the owner, tenant, or person in control of any premises located within the Village of Akron in an R-1, R-2, or R-3 Zone and where such premises is improved by a structure as defined in § 165-10 of this Code to:
(1) 
Permit thereon any growth of weeds or grass to a height greater than 10 inches on the average or to permit the accumulation thereon of any dead grass, weeds or brush, except where the accumulation is part of a regularly maintained composting program.
(2) 
Permit on that part of the public right-of-way between the front lot line of the premises and the paved roadway and, in the case of a corner lot, on that part of the public right-of-way between an exterior side lot line and the paved roadway any growth of weeds or grass to a height greater than 10 inches on average or to permit the accumulation thereon of any dead grass, weeds or brush, except as allowed in the provisions of Chapter 131, Solid Waste, of this Code.
C. 
It shall be the duty of the owner, tenant, or person having control of any premises within the Village of Akron within five days after receipt of written notice from the Village, after direct observation and determination of existing violation of this section by the Building Inspector, to bring the premises into compliance. Upon failure of compliance, the Village Board shall, by resolution, direct the Superintendent of Public Works to oversee entry upon the offending premises for the purpose of bringing the same into compliance.
D. 
Computation of cost to compel compliance.
(1) 
The cost of the Village of bringing the premises into compliance, including, if necessary, that of bringing the public right-of-way into compliance, shall be computed, certified to the Village Clerk and billed directly to the owner of the premises.
(2) 
If the charge as billed is not paid within 30 days, interest at the maximum permissible rate shall be added thereto until paid in full. If, after notice and opportunity to be heard before the Village Board, the charge remains unpaid by the 30th day of April next, it shall be added to the Village tax assessed against the premises.
(3) 
Computation of the cost to the Village in bringing about compliance shall include the cost to the Village of the labor of any Village employee or, if required, that of an independent private contractor, together with all administrative costs attendant upon the computation, certification and billing to the owner of the premises.
E. 
Penalties. In addition to the costs and charges described, any offense against the provisions of this section shall be a violation of this Code and punished as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, General Penalty.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former § 137-8, Grass and weeds, amended 9-12-1957.
[Added 9-21-1998 by L.L. No. 7-1998]
Any person or corporation who shall be convicted of violating any provision of this article shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, General Penalty.