(A) Declaration. The following is hereby declared to be a public nuisance wherever it may be found within the village: any junk stored contrary to division (C) below.
(B) Definition. For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
JUNK. Worn out or discarded materials of little or no value, including but not limited to household appliances or parts thereof, machinery and equipment or parts thereof, vehicles or parts thereof, tools, discarded building materials or any other unsightly debris, the accumulation of which has an adverse effect upon the neighborhood or village property values, health, safety or general welfare.
(C) Storage of junk prohibited. No person, except a junk dealer, licensed by the village, shall accumulate, store or allow any junk outside of any building on any public or private real estate located within the village corporate limits.
(D) Issuance of citation/action to abate. Whenever the Police Department shall find any such junk as defined in division (B) above, accumulated, stored or remaining in the open upon any property within the village limits contrary to the provisions of division (C) above, the Department shall notify the owner of said property on which such junk is located of the violation of this section. If such junk is not removed within 30 days, the Police Department shall cause a citation to be issued to the property owner or occupant of the property upon which such junk is located. The following steps shall be taken in enforcing public nuisance violations.
(1) The Welfare and Protection Committee shall direct the Police Chief to investigate a possible violation of the nuisance ordinance.
(2) The Police Chief will investigate, take documentation and file a written report with the Village Clerk on his or her findings.
(3) The Clerk will bring both (provisions of divisions (D)(1) and (D)(2) above) to the next Village Board meeting and the Village Board will discuss the merits of the situation.
(4) If the Board finds that a violation has not occurred, the matter will be tabled.
(5) If the Board finds, based on the provisions of divisions (D)(1) and (D)(2) above, that a violation has indeed occurred, it will recommend the following.
(a) A letter will be sent to the property owner explaining the situation and ask the owner to handle the situation within 30 days.
(b) The property owner will be informed that he or she can address the Board in regard to the situation.
(c) If the Board still fells that the situation has an adverse effect upon the neighborhood, then it will direct the owner to correct the situation within five days.
(d) If the owner still has not corrected the problem, then the Police Chief shall issue a citation.
(e) If the matter still is not resolved, the provisions of abatement shall be followed.
(Prior Code, § 12.01(5)) (Ord. passed 3-11-2009)