3-2-5: REMOVAL COSTS; LIEN AGAINST AFFECTED PROPERTY:
All costs incurred by the village in cutting, removing and destroying said weeds shall be a lien upon the affected real estate.  The lien shall be conditioned upon the village sending a notice, either by personal delivery or by certified mail, to the person who received the tax bill for the general taxes on the affected real estate for the taxable year immediately preceding the removal activities.  The notice must be delivered after the removal activities have been performed, and it must: (i) state the substance of section 11-20-15 of the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/1-1 et. seq., and this chapter; (ii) identify the affected real estate, by common description; and (iii) describe the removal activity or activities incurred by the municipality. (Ord. 2019-09, 9-16-2019)