Posted by; Scott Porter PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCES The Belmont County Sanitary Code includes regulations on the following “NUISANCES” that may become injurious to the public by creating a “PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD”. List of nuisances the Belmont County Health Department will investigate: 1. Malfunctioning household sewage disposal / treatment devices 2. Garbage / refuse storage and removal 3. Public swimming pools, bathing places, camps, parks, trailer parks, and other places of public gathering 4. Private water supply systems 5. Abandoned wells and cisterns The above areas will be investigated when a signed written complaint is filed as required by the Board of Health. Where a “PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCE” is found to exist, this Department will take the necessary steps to attempt to bring about compliance within the provisions of the Sanitary Code. The following list is NOT covered by the Belmont County Sanitary Code and therefore this Department has no basis for prosecution if compliance is not voluntary. 1. Excessive growth of grass, weeds or trees 2. Housing (no building / housing codes in Belmont County) 3. Number of animals / nuisance animals 4. Unclean living conditions 5. Junk automobiles and / or junk yards (contact your township trustees) 6. Burning of materials (contact Ohio EPA in Logan, OH 614-380-5217) 7. Illegal dumping / Scrap tire dumping / Construction Materials [contact the Ohio EPA (614-644-2621) to report] 8. Commercial sewage problems [contact Ohio EPA for Semi-Public (740-380-5266) and Public and Industrial (740-380-5284)] 9. Unsanitary living conditions with children involved (contact Children Services 740-695-1074) 10. Landlord / Tenant problems (Steps to follow in order to have repairs made by landlord or if you need legal advise and your income is less than 125% of the poverty level contact Southeastern Legal Services 1-800-837-4781) The above list will not be investigated because there are no public health regulations governing them. PUBLIC HEALTH NUISANCE COMPLAINT FORM
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 19:51:03 +0000