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§ 152.34 NOTICE.
   (A)   Whenever the Director of Operations or Building Commissioner determines that a violation of this subchapter exists, he or she shall give the owner (as determined by real estate tax records of the county) written notice of the violation at the address real estate taxes are billed, by regular United States Mail, and post a copy on the premises. The owner shall have ten days to abate the violation or appeal the same to the Town Council. In the event of an adverse ruling by the Town Council, the owner shall have ten days from the date of the decision to abate the violation.
   (B)   Whenever the Street Department, after such notice, shall proceed to mow or otherwise abate the violation, the Director of Operations or Building Commissioner shall send the owner a bill at the same address as the notice in division (A) above for the expenses related thereto, and the owner shall have 30 days to pay the same or appeal the same as provided herein to the Town Council. A bill not paid within 30 days of issuance or of the determination of the appeal shall be collected as provided in § 152.35 of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 75.05) (Ord. 7-2002, passed 8-26-2002)
§ 152.35 TOWN TO CUT WEEDS OR MOW GRASS.
   If the owner of any real estate within the town, after notice as provided herein, fails to destroy the weeds or vegetation prohibited herein, the town may employ some person to cut down and destroy such weeds and remove any trash or rubbish which interferes with mowing or cutting. The expenses incurred with regard to weed cutting or mowing shall be a lien against such premises and may be entered upon the tax duplicated and collected as other taxes, or such lien may be foreclosed against the premises as in the case of mortgages. Expenses shall be incurred at a rate of $50 per hour per town employee, and the minimum expense charged to abate a nuisance under this subchapter shall be $100.
(Prior Code, § 75.06) (Ord. 7-2002, passed 8-26-2002; Ord. 7-2013, passed 8-26-2013)
§ 152.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
   (B)   Violations of §§ 152.01 to 152.16 of this chapter shall subject the offender to the general penalty provisions of this code, which provides for, among other things, a fine not to exceed $2,500 per violation, and that every day any violation of §§ 152.01 to 152.16 shall continue, it shall constitute a separate offense. Additionally, pursuant to I.C. 36-1-2, the town may enter onto real property and take appropriate action to bring the property into compliance with §§ 152.01 to 152.16, including, but not limited to, the replanting of trees damaged or improperly removed by the offender; provided, however, before action to bring compliance may be taken, all persons holding a substantial interest in the property must be given a reasonable opportunity to bring the property into compliance. If action to bring compliance is taken by the town, the expense involved may be made a lien against the property.
(Prior Code, § 77.17) (Ord. 4-2001, passed 8-27-2001)