(A) Notice to owner; content. For any property found to be in violation of this subchapter, the town shall issue a notice to remove weeds and/or rank vegetation to the owner, notifying the owner of the violation and giving the owner seven calendar days to abate the violation. Said notice shall also state that if the violation is not abated within the seven days, the town may enter the property and have the violation abated either by its own workers and equipment or by a contractor hired by the town for this purpose. This notice must also state that if the violation is removed by the town or its agent, the owner will be liable for the cost incurred by the town in abating the violation, the average processing cost incurred by the town in processing the matter and an additional fine as provided below for the second or subsequent offense in a calendar year.
(B) Manner of service.
(1) The notice to remove weeds and/or rank vegetation shall be in writing and shall be served on the owner of the property and/or the owner of record in at least two of the following manners:
(a) Delivery in person;
(b) By first-class mail; or
(c) By placement of the notice to remove weeds and/or rank vegetation in a conspicuous place on the property where a violation occurs.
(2) As outlined in I.C. 36-7-10.1-3, the notice shall state:
(a) The location of the violation;
(b) The nature of the violation;
(c) The time period for correcting the violation; and
(d) The remedy that the town may seek for the violation.
(3) Any notices to be given hereunder by first-class mail shall be deemed sufficiently given when placed in an envelope directed to the owner at the owner’s address and deposited in a United States Post Office mailbox, postage prepaid.
(Ord. 2019-3, passed 7-16-2019)