(a) Order to Clean Up Premises. Prior to May 10 in every year, the Mayor shall cause a notice or proclamation to be inserted in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the Municipality, ordering persons to clean thoroughly and provide proper drainage for all lands, yards, vaults, cesspools, sheds and barns and to cause all tin cans, trash and other unclean and unsightly matter to be removed therefrom on or before May 10.
(b) Sanitary Inspection. Thereafter in the month of May of each year, the County Health Officer or in his absence, the Chief of Police, shall make a thorough sanitary inspection of all public and private property in the Municipality and shall transmit his report together with his recommendations to Council on or before the first day of June. A copy of such report shall also be sent to the State Department of Health.
(c) Individual Orders for Abatement. If, upon inspection, it is found that the published order has not been complied with as to any lot or parcel of ground, Council shall by resolution direct the owner, occupant or person in charge of such land within ten days to abate said nuisance, setting forth the nature of the violation and the acts required to be done. Said resolution shall provide that upon failure or refusal to comply with said order, the work required will be done by the Municipality, with the amount expended thereof to be a valid claim against such owner or occupant and charged as a lien upon said land and recovered by the Municipality by suit in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(d) Copy of Resolution to be Served or Published. A copy of the resolution adopted under subsection (c) hereof may be served personally or at the usual place of residence of such owner, occupant or person in charge of such land or by registered mail; or in lieu of such service, may be published for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Village.
(e) Unclean Premises Prohibited. It shall be unlawful at any time for the owner, occupant or person in charge of any lot or parcel of ground to cause or permit water to accumulate thereon and become stagnant, to permit culverts, drains or natural watercourses thereon to become obstructed, or to cause or permit any putrid or unsanitary substance to accumulate thereon.
(f) Periodic Inspection. Independent of the annual clean-up and inspection provided for in subsections (a) and (b) hereof, the County Health Officer or Police Chief shall make periodic inspection of properties within the Municipality and shall report all violations of subsection (e) hereof to Council, who shall thereupon by resolution proceed to order such nuisances abated as provided in subsections (c) and (d) hereof.
(g) Enforcement; Court Proceedings. In case of failure or refusal to comply with any such resolution of Council, the work required thereby may be done at the expense of the corporation and the amount of money expended therefor shall be a valid claim against said owner, occupant or person in charge and a lien upon such land which may be enforced by suit in any court of competent jurisdiction. Proceedings under this section shall not relieve any party defendant from criminal prosecution or punishment for violation of any section of this chapter or any other criminal law or ordinance in force within the Municipality.
(Ord. 1976-7. Passed 11-9-76.)