(A) When any nuisance described in § 95.26 comes to the knowledge of the Police Chief or his or her designated officer, he or she shall forthwith issue a written order identifying the lot, block or premises in question and require the owner of the property or the person in charge of the same to abate the nuisance by clearing the property of weeds, brush, rubbish or trash within ten days after the date of service of the order. The order shall further give notice that the town may, upon the failure of the owner to act, clean the premises as provided in § 95.27, and that the cost of the cleaning, if done by the town, shall become a lien upon the property pursuant to § 95.27. The order giving the notice shall further provide that the owner may, in writing, request a hearing before the Municipal Judge as to why a lien should not be placed against the property. The request for a hearing must come not later than 15 days after the service of the order.
(B) Each order shall be delivered by the Chief of Police or his or her designated officer of the town to the addressee of the order in person if he or she can be found, but if the addressee can not be found after a diligent search, or if any person owning or controlling the property be a nonresident of the town, then it shall be sufficient service on and notice to each owner of the property for the police officer to cause the order to be published three consecutive times in any newspaper of general circulation published in the town, or it shall in any case be sufficient service of the order on the owner of the property if the order be forwarded by registered mail to the owner, and a return receipt from the owner be received and filed by the police officer. The personal service of the written order on any resident, agent of any nonresident or absent owner of the property, where the agent collects rentals or has control of the property, shall constitute service of the order on the owner as well as the agent. Service of the order on a part owner of any property shall constitute notice to all owners.
(Prior Code, § 8.36.040) (Ord. 90-01, passed - -)