Department of Development Services

Property Maintenance

The information provided on the Nuisance Violation Status Report is accurate as of the status report date shown at the top of the report. We anticipate having an updated version of this report available on this site every Wednesday.

Originally the report will contain the most recent three months of activity. We will gradually expand the time period as future updates are posted so that eventually the most recent twelve months of activity will be posted.

Phrases are used to describe the current status of each issue. These phrases, along with their meaning and the possible next steps in the process, are outlined below.

Definition of a Nuisance
A premises shall be considered in violation if any of the following exists:
  1. Accumulation of refuse/debris: being garbage, trash, filth, junk, scrap and other discarded materials, including a junk motor vehicle.
    1. As used in this section, “junk motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle that meets all of the following criteria:
      1. three years old, or older;
      2. apparently inoperable;
      3. extensively damaged, including, but not limited to, any of the following: missing wheels, tires, engine, or transmission.
    2. Excessive Vegetation: being any growth of grass, weeds or other vegetation (i.e. thistles, burdock, damson, ragweed, milkweed, poison ivy, poison oak, iron weed and all other noxious weeds and rank vegetation) to a height of twelve inches (12”) or more on a lot of one acre or less.
    3. Dangerous Structure: being a building, house or other structure so out of repair and dilapidated by way of want of repair, defective drainage, plumbing, lighting, ventilation or construction, infected with contagious diseases or the existence of an unsanitary condition likely to cause sickness among occupants of the structure, as to be declared insecure, unsafe or structurally defective by the Hamilton County Buildings Department, the Delhi Township Fire Department and/or unfit for human habitation by the Hamilton County Health Board.
The above definitions were approved by the Delhi Township Board of Trustees at Resolution #2008-057 on May 28, 2008.
Summary of Status Report Terms
Status Definition Next Step
Monitoring The issue is currently being investigated No Action Required or Informal Order or Case Closed
No Action Required The issue has been investigated and found not to be in violation of Delhi Township Zoning or Nuisance regulations None
Informal Order The property has been inspected and the owner has been notified of the issue and given a date by which their voluntary cooperation in resolving the matter is expected. Case Closed or Deadline Extended or Declaration Pending
Deadline Extended The property owner has taken some action to address the issue and has been granted additional time to resolve Case Closed or Declaration Pending
Declaration Pending The issue is scheduled to be presented at the next meeting of the Board of Trustees for declaration as a nuisance Case Closed or Declaration Approved
Declaration Approved The Board of Trustees has declared the issue a nuisance. Case Closed or Formal Order
Formal Order The property owner has been sent written notification that indicates the date by which they must resolve the matter. Case Closed or Abating
Abating The issue has not been resolved by the property owner within the time allotted and is now being resolved by the Township. Case Closed
Case Closed The issue has been resolved None
Referred to HCBD This issue is not one over which Delhi Township has jurisdiction and has been referred to the Hamilton County Department of Building Inspections None
Referred to HCE This issue is not one over which Delhi Township has jurisdiction and has been referred to the Hamilton County Engineers None
Referred to HCHD This issue is not one over which Delhi Township has jurisdiction and has been referred to the Hamilton County Health Department None

 

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Delhi Township Department of Development Services
Thomas R. Stahlheber, Director
697 Neeb Road, Cincinnati, OH 45233
(513) 922-2705 Office • (513) 922-8767 Fax
Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm M-F
For general information, send email to:
zoning@delhi.oh.us

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