§ 94.03 NOTICE AND ORDER TO ABATE NUISANCE.
   (A)   For the purposes of this chapter, the respondent is the person in possession of the property where a public nuisance, as described in § 94.02, is located, as well as the owner of such property, if different from the former.
   (B)   Upon determination by the town's Land Use Administrator that there exists on any property conditions constituting a public nuisance, as described in § 94.02, the Land Use Administrator shall notify the respondent by certified and first class mail of such conditions and shall order the abatement thereof within 15 days of the date of such notice. If, after due diligence, the respondent's correct address cannot be determined, then the required notice shall be hand delivered by a designated representative of the town or shall be posted conspicuously on the offending property. The notice shall order the abatement of the nuisance within 15 days of the delivery or posting of the notice.
   (C)   Upon determination by the Land Use Administrator that there exists on the public right-of-way conditions constituting a severe nuisance, the inspector shall notify the owner of the property abutting the right-of-way of such conditions and shall order the abatement thereof within 24 hours of such notice. This notice shall, if feasible, be given by telephone. Whether or not the owner is reached by telephone, notice shall be mailed by first class mail to the owner's last known address unless the landowner or the landowner's agent receive this notice in writing by personal delivery.
(Ord. passed 3-4-13)