(A) Order to clean up premises. Prior to May 10 of every year, the Manager shall cause a notice or proclamation to be inserted in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the city, ordering persons to clean thoroughly and provide proper drainage for all lands, yards, vaults, cesspools, sheds and barns, and to cause all tin cans, bottles, trash, junk vehicles and other unclean and unsightly matter and debris to be removed therefrom on or before May 10. Additionally, the Manager, in a reasonable manner, shall notify at such other times as may be necessary any person, property owner, firm or tenant who allows or has permitted the accumulation of or the existence of the above described conditions that such person or firm shall cause the removal or cleaning up of such condition within a period not less than seven days from the receipt of the notice herein.
(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 either the published order or the individual order of the Manager has not been complied with as to any lot or parcel of ground, the work required shall be done by the city, with the amount expended thereof to be a valid claim against such owner or occupant and charged as a lien upon the land and recovered by the city by suit in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(D) Copy of resolution to be served or published. A copy of the resolution adopted under division (C) of this section 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 city.
(E) Unclean premises prohibited. No owner, occupant or person in charge of any lot or parcel of ground shall cause or permit water to accumulate thereon and become stagnant, permit culverts, drains or natural watercourses thereon to become obstructed, or cause or permit any putrid or unsanitary substance to accumulate thereon.
(F) Periodic inspection. Independent of the annual cleanup and inspection provided for in divisions (A) and (B) above, the county Health Officer or Police Chief shall make periodic inspection of properties within the city and shall report all violations of division (E) to council who shall thereupon by resolution proceed to order such nuisances abated.
(G) Enforcement. 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 city and the amount of money expended therefor shall be a valid claim against the 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 division shall not relieve any party defendant from criminal prosecution or punishment for violation of any other criminal law or ordinance in force within the city.
('80 Code, § 557.03) (Ord. 35-74, passed 7-1-74; Am. Ord. 21-83, passed 5-21-83) Penalty, see § 95.99