(a) Order to Clean Up Premises. Prior to May 10 of every year, the Mayor or the Administrator shall cause a notice or proclamation to be inserted in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the Village ordering persons to clean thoroughly and provide proper drainage for all lands, yards, vaults, cesspools, sheds and barns and to cause all tin cans, trash and other unclean and unsightly matter to be removed therefrom on or before May 10.
(b) Annual Sanitary Inspection. Thereafter, in the month of May of each year, the County Health Officer or, in his or her absence, the Chief of Police, shall make a thorough sanitary inspection of all public and private property in the Village and shall transmit his or her report together with his or her recommendations to Council on or before June 1. A copy of such report shall also be sent to the State Department of Health.
(c) Individual Orders for Abatement. If, upon inspection, it is found that the published order has not been complied with, as to any lot or parcel of ground, Council shall, by resolution, direct the owner, occupant or person in charge of such land to abate such nuisance within ten days setting forth the nature of the violation and the acts required to be done. Such resolution shall provide that upon failure or refusal to comply with such order, the work required will be done by the Village, with the amount expended therefor to be a valid claim against such owner or occupant, to be charged as a lien upon such land and recovered by the Village by suit in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(d) Service or Publication of Resolution. A copy of the resolution adopted under division (c) hereof may be served personally, at the usual place of residence of such owner, occupant or person in charge of such land, or by registered mail. In lieu of such service, the resolution may be published for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Village.
(e) Drainage of Lots. No owner, occupant or person in charge of any lot or parcel of ground shall cause or permit water to accumulate thereon and become stagnant, permit culverts, drains or natural watercourses thereon to become obstructed or cause or permit any putrid or unsanitary substance to accumulate thereon.
(f) Periodic Inspections. Independent of the annual clean-up and inspection provided in divisions (a) and (b) hereof, the County Health Officer or the Chief of Police shall make periodic inspection of properties within the Village and shall report all violations of division (e) hereof to Council. Council shall thereupon, by resolution, proceed to order such nuisance abated as provided in divisions (c) and (d) hereof.
(g) Noncompliance; Remedy of Village. In case of failure or refusal to comply with any such resolution of Council, the work required thereby may be done at the expense of the Village and the amount of money expended therefor shall be a valid claim against such owner, occupant or person in charge and a lien upon such land which may be enforced by a suit in any court of competent jurisdiction. Proceedings under this section shall not relieve any party defendant from criminal prosecution or punishment for a violation of any of the provisions of these Codified Ordinances or any other criminal law or ordinance in force within the Village.