(A) (1) Whenever the Board of Trustees, by resolution, determines that any nuisance, as defined herein, is being maintained, the Village Clerk/Treasurer shall cause written notice to abate to be served upon the owner of the property on which such nuisance is located and further, upon the occupant thereof, by registered mail or by personal service.
(2) In all nuisance abatement actions, if notice by personal service or certified mail is unsuccessful, notice shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the village or by conspicuously posting the notice on the lot or ground upon which the nuisance is to be abated or removed. Such notice shall state that the Village Board has determined that a nuisance is being maintained on the property and must be removed or remedied within 15 days of receipt of notice.
(3) Such notice shall describe the property involved and shall define the nuisance that must be abated.
(Prior Code, § 2-603)
(B) (1) Whenever a nuisance exists as defined in Title IX of this code, the village may proceed by a suit in equity to enjoin and abate the same in the manner provided by law.
(2) Whenever, in any action, it is established that a nuisance exists, the court may, together with the fine or penalty imposed, enter an order of abatement as a part of the judgment in the case.
(Ord. 2005-01, passed 3-1-2005)
Statutory reference:
Authority to impose fines, see Neb. RS 17-207 and 17-505
Authority to regulate and abate nuisances, see Neb. RS 18-1720 and 18-1722
Nuisances prohibited, see Neb. RS 28-1321
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 17-563
Zoning jurisdiction, Neb. RS 17-1001