Vacant lots in Newark must be maintained to the same Property Maintenance Code standards as developed parcels - grass under 8 inches, no junk or debris, no illegal dumping. The city can abate and lien the property for non-compliance.
Newark CO Ch. 1448 applies to all real property, occupied or vacant. Vacant lot owners must keep grass and weeds below 8 inches (IPMC §302.4), prevent accumulation of trash, debris, or junk (§302.1), and rodent-proof the lot (§302.5). Tax-delinquent or absentee-owned lots are tracked by Code Enforcement and routinely re-inspected. After a Notice of Violation and short cure period, the city contracts mowing/clean-up and adds the cost plus surcharge to the property tax bill as a lien under Ohio R.C. 715.261. Repeat offenders may be referred to the Licking County Land Bank for tax foreclosure.
Standard §698.02 enforcement (up to $250/day) plus abatement liens. Severely blighted properties can be referred to the Licking County Land Bank under Ohio R.C. 5722.
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