(A) Complaint. Violations of this subchapter and these regulations, as amended from time to time, shall be cited by any authorized representative of the town which receives a complaint regarding weeds, noxious growth, rank vegetation, or any other environmental public nuisance on any property within the town.
(B) Assignment of complaint. A complaint shall be forwarded to the duly designated inspector for processing and inspection, who shall follow that complaint case through to its resolution or compliance disposition.
(C) Notice to abate. Upon receipt of a complaint that weeds, noxious growth, rank vegetation, or other environmental public nuisance exists in violation of this subchapter, the inspector shall make an inspection and upon confirmation of the same, shall cause written notice to be issued to the property owner by first class mail or an equivalent service permitted under IC 1-1-7-1, to:
(l) The owner of record of real property with a single owner; or
(2) At least one of the owners of real property with multiple owners; at the last address of the owner for the property as indicated in the records of the Auditor's Office of Lake County on the date of the notice.
(D) Contents of notice. The notice to abate shall contain the following information:
(1) The address of the real property;
(2) The date of the notice;
(3) The address and the telephone number of the Planning and Building Department; and
(4) A statement that the designated violation shall be removed from the property within five calendar days after the mailing of the notice, or the owner must file an appeal. In the event that the inspector finds a violation pursuant to such definition of “TRAFFIC HAZARD,” the inspector shall have the authority to waive the five day grace period and abate the problem as soon as possible.
(E) Continuous abatement. If an initial notice of the violation of an ordinance adopted under this section was provided by certified mail, first class mail, or equivalent service under division (C) above, a continuous abatement notice may be posted at the property at the time of abatement instead of by certified mail, first class mail, or equivalent service as required under division (D) above. A continuous abatement notice serves as notice to the real property owner that each subsequent violation during the same year for which the initial notice of the violation was provided may be abated by the town or its contractors.
(Ord. 641, passed 3-7-95; Am. Ord. 671A, passed 6-10-97; Am. Ord. 758, passed 11-23-99; Am. Ord. 1100, passed 9-7-10; Am. Ord. 1354, passed 6-16-20)