(A) Any person may complain to the Town Council, Town Clerk-Treasurer, or Town Marshal of a nuisance. The Town Marshal shall investigate each nuisance complaint and make a preliminary determination of whether a nuisance exists.
(B) If the Town Marshal’s preliminary determination is that a nuisance does exist, the Town Marshal or Deputy Town Marshal shall issue a notice to abate by either a letter or other notice sent by certified mail or delivered to the person responsible for the nuisance including the following:
(1) The Town Marshal has made a prelim- inary determination that a nuisance exists;
(2) The person responsible for a nuisance shall abate it upon the order of the Town Council; and
(3) Failure to abate the nuisance described within the time specified (no less than ten days from the date of notice) shall constitute a violation of this subchapter except in § 90.02(D) for yard sales 24-hour time restrictions. There shall be an immediate action to cease activity upon contact with town officials.
(Prior Code, § 6-47) (Ord. 1994-10, passed 7-25-1994; Ord. 2017-10, passed 9-12-2017) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Authorization of the Town Attorney to bring a civil action to abate or enjoin a nuisance, see I.C. 32-30-6-7