(A) If the landowner fails to remove the vegetation within the time prescribed, the town shall remove the vegetation. The Clerk-Treasurer shall make a certified statement of the actual cost incurred by the town in the removal. The statement shall be delivered to the owner of the property by a law enforcement officer of the town, or by registered mail, and the owner shall then make payment to the Clerk-Treasurer.
(B) If the landowner fails to pay the amount within ten days after receiving the statement, a certified copy of the statement of costs shall be filed in the office of the Auditor of the county in which the property is located. The Auditor shall place the amount claimed on a tax duplicate against the property affected by the work and the amount shall be collected as taxes are collected and shall be disbursed to the General Fund of the town.
(Prior Code, § 6-64) (Ord. 1995-7, passed 12-22-1995)
Statutory reference:
Town authorized to charge for the removal of weeds and rank vegetation, and have the same collected as taxes, I.C. 36-7-10.1-3