(A) (1) If the landowner fails to remove the grass, weeds, or rank vegetation and it is subsequently removed by the town, the enforcement authority shall make a certified statement of the actual costs incurred by the town for the removal, together with an administrative fee of $25, plus the cost of sending the notice(s) required herein. The statement shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or an equivalent service permitted under IC 1-1-7-1 to:
(a) The owner of record of real property with a single owner; or
(b) 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 county auditor on the date of the notice.
(c) The landowner shall pay the amount of the statement to the enforcement authority within ten days of receipt of the statement.
(B) If the landowner fails to pay within the specified ten-day period, a certified copy of the statement of cost with the administrative fee shall be filed in the Office of the Clark County Auditor. The Auditor shall place the amount claimed on the tax duplicate of the property affected by the removal by the town. The amount shall be collected in the same manner as taxes are collected and dispersed to the general fund of the town.
(Ord. 94-G-03, passed 8-8-94; Am. Ord. 2010-G-02, passed 7-19-10; Am. Ord. 2021-G-08, passed 7-6-21) Penalty, see § 97.99