(A) Failure to obey notice, removal by village; costs. In all cases where the owner, occupant or lessee of real estate on which there is nuisance vegetation, rubbish or pests, shall (i) fail to cut or remove nuisance vegetation; (ii) fail to remove rubbish; or (iii) fail to prevent or exterminate pests after ten calendar days’ notice in writing, mailed to him or her by certified mail, return receipt requested, at his or her last known address ascertainable by the village, notifying him or her to (i) cut or remove nuisance vegetation; (ii) remove rubbish; or (iii) to prevent or exterminate pests, then the Enforcement Officer may cause the nuisance vegetation to be cut, trimmed or removed, or the rubbish removed, or pests exterminated or removed, and the entire expense thereof shall be chargeable to both the person who owns and the one who controls such real estate, to be collected by suit or otherwise, in addition to the penalty prescribed in this chapter. The ten days referred to above shall begin from date of such mailing. In the alternative to mailing the notice, the notice may be hand-delivered by a village police officer, and the ten days will begin to run from the date of hand delivery.
(B) Failure to pay; penalty. Any person, liable hereunder for payment of the foregoing expense to the village, shall pay the full amount charged within ten days after the date the statement was mailed to the owner, occupant or lessee at his or her last known address, or the charge shall be delinquent. Failure to pay the charge within the time specified shall thereafter subject the violator to a penalty of 10% of the unpaid amount of the delinquent charge or $10, whichever is greater, which shall be collected as part of the delinquent charge.
(C) Removal. Nuisance vegetation, when cut down, shall be removed from the lot or disposed of in such manner as not to create a nuisance or hazard.
(Ord. 15-34, passed 8-11-15)