(A) If the landowner fails to cut and remove the vegetation within the time prescribed in the written notice, then the town, or the contractors under contract to the town to provide cutting and removal services, may enter upon the real property to abate the violations of this subchapter found to exist upon the real property as described in the notice letter previously issued.
(B) In cases where the cutting and removal of weeds or other rank vegetation is accomplished by the town or by contractors under contract to the town, the Enforcement Authority in charge of administering this subchapter shall make a certified statement of the actual costs incurred by the town to abate the violation. Such costs may include charges for the removal and for the administrative costs related thereto. The statement shall be delivered to the owner of the property by certified mail which is addressed to the landowner’s last-known address, and the owner shall pay the amount so charged to the office of the Clerk-Treasurer.
(C) If the landowner fails to pay the amount within ten days after receiving the statement of costs referred to in division (B) above, then the Enforcement Authority in charge of administering this subchapter shall certify to the county’s Auditor the amount of the bill plus any additional administrative costs incurred in the certification. The Auditor shall place the total amount certified on the tax duplicate for the property affected, and the total amount, including accrued interest, shall be collected as delinquent taxes are collected and shall be disbursed to the General Fund of the town.
(Ord. 2015-12, passed 10-6-2015)