(a) Enforcement.
(1) The village manager and the manager's designees shall be authorized to enforce the provisions of this article, including the issuance of citations for any violations of this article.
(2) Citations shall be issued to the landscaper or one of the landscaper's employees after the violation has been discovered, and the village manager shall have the option to issue the citation with or without a specific date for a court appearance. If the citation does not provide for a specific court date, the landscaper receiving the citation may request a court date in writing within five calendar days after the issuance of the citation, whereupon the village manager will establish such court date and notify the affected landscaper. Failure of a landscaper to request a court date shall be deemed an admission to the violation identified in the citation. In addition to the issuance of citations, the village manager or the manager's designees may issue stop orders to any landscaper violating any provisions or requirements of this article.
(b) Fines. Any violation by a landscaper under this article or other provisions of the village code shall subject the landscaper to a fine. Except as herein set forth, any violations under this article shall be subject to a fine as set forth in the village’s Comprehensive Fee and Fine Schedule. Any violation of any other provision of the village code or ordinance of the village shall be subject to the fine applicable to such violation.
(Ord. No. 2007-13-3190; Ord. No. 2014-05-3357; Ord. No. 2016-04-3394)