(A) Abatement of public nuisances.
(1) Inspection of premises. Whenever a complaint is made to the Police, Fire, Health, or Building Officers or Inspectors that a public nuisance exists within the village, the appropriate village official shall inspect or cause to be inspected the premises.
(2) Notice to abate; summary abatement.
(a) Notice to abate. If the appropriate village official determines that a public nuisance exists on private property, the official or his, her, or their designee shall give the owner or occupant of the premises on which the nuisance exists or the individual responsible for the nuisance a written notice directing the recipient to abate or remove such notice within 72 hours.
(b) Abatement by village. If the nuisance is not abated within the time provided or if the owner or occupant or person causing the nuisance cannot be located, the appropriate village official or his, her, or their designee may cause the abatement or removal of such public nuisance at the cost of such removal or abatement to the owner or occupant or such person causing the nuisance.
(3) Abatement by court action. If the village official shall determine that a public nuisance exists on private premises but the nature of such nuisance is not such as to threaten great and immediate danger to the public health, safety, peace, morals or decency, the village official shall cause an action to abate such nuisance to be filed in the appropriate Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.
(B) Cost of abatement. In addition to the penalty imposed by this chapter for the election, contrivance, creation, continuance, or maintenance of a public nuisance, the cost of abating a public nuisance by the village shall be collected as a debt from the owner, occupant, or person causing, permitting, or maintaining the nuisance.
(Ord. 2017-07, passed 10-17-2017) Penalty, see § 92.99