(A) If the person so served does not abate the nuisance within 5 days, or if the village has previously served the person with a notice of violation during the same calendar year, the village may proceed to abate the nuisance. The village shall keep a record of all time spent in abating the nuisance, and the property owner or occupant shall be billed at the rate of $200 per hour for the first hour or fraction thereof, and $150 per hour for each additional hour or fraction thereof.
(B) Should the property owner or occupant fail to pay the charges when billed by the village, the Village Clerk shall cause a lien to be recorded on the owner’s property. The lien shall remain in force until all costs are paid in full, including any and all legal costs incurred in filing and recording the liens, and any release thereof. Notice of the lien claim shall be mailed to the owner of the premises if his or her address is known. The failure of the Village Clerk to record the lien claim or to mail the notice or the failure of the owner to receive the notice, shall not affect the right to foreclose the lien for the charges as provided in division (C).
(C) Property subject to a lien for unpaid weed cutting charges shall be sold for nonpayment of the same and the proceeds of the sale shall be applied to pay the charges after deducting costs as is the case in the foreclosure of statutory liens. The foreclosures shall be in equity in the name of the village. The Village Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to institute the proceedings in the name of the village, in any court having jurisdiction over the matter, against any property for which the bill has remained unpaid 60 days after it has been rendered.
(Ord. 1990-6, passed 6-26-1990; Am. Ord. 2007-19, passed 8-28-2007)