(a) In addition to penalties hereinbefore provided, and condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this article shall be considered a threat to the public health, safety, welfare and the environment, may be declared and deemed a nuisance by the Sanitary Board and may be summarily abated and/or restored by the Board and/or civil action taken to abate, enjoin or otherwise compel the cessation of such nuisance.
(b) The cost of such abatement and/or restoration shall be borne by the owner of the property and the cost thereof shall be a lien upon and against the property and such lien shall continue in existence until the same shall be paid.
(c) If any violation of this article constitutes a seasonal and recurrent nuisance, the Sanitary Board shall so declare. Therefore such seasonal and recurrent nuisance shall be abated every year without the necessity of any further declaration.
(d) In any administrative or civil proceeding under this article in which the Town of Eleanor or its agent prevails, the town or its agent may be awarded all costs of investigation, administrative overhead, out-of-pocket expenses, costs of administrative hearings, cost of suit and reasonable attorneys' fees.
(Ord. 09-03. Passed 10-1-09.)