(a) Commencement of Proceedings. If, at any time, the Enforcement Official finds that a condition exists or that a practice or activity is occurring in the Township, which condition, practice or activity constitutes a nuisance, he or she shall commence proceedings to cause the abatement of such nuisance.
(b) Notice of Violation.
(1) Issuance. The Enforcement Official shall issue a written notice to the person responsible for the creation, commission or maintenance of such nuisance.
(2) Content. The notice shall describe in detail the location and nature of the nuisance and the corrective action to be taken to abate it. The notice shall specify a time limit for compliance with the order to abate such nuisance, which shall be a reasonable time, but not to exceed fifteen days from the time the notice is served.
(3) Service. Notice shall be served upon any person entitled to notice by personal service or by first class mail, addressed to such person at his or her last known address, sent in an envelope containing thereon the return address of the Enforcement Official.
(c) Failure to Comply With Notice; Hearing by Board. If the person responsible for the creation, commission or maintenance of the nuisance neglects or refuses to take the steps required to abate the nuisance, the Enforcement Official shall file a copy of his or her findings, and a copy of the order previously served, with the Township Board, requesting that necessary action be taken to abate the nuisance. The Township Board shall fix a date for a hearing, which date shall not be later than ten days from the date the findings and order are filed with the Township Board, and shall give notice to the person responsible for the creation, commission or maintenance of the nuisance of the time and place of the hearing. At the hearing the person responsible for the creation, commission or maintenance of the nuisance shall be given an opportunity to show cause why the nuisance should not be abated, and the Township Board shall issue an order which either approves, disapproves or modifies the order for abatement of the nuisance.