(A) (1) If the landowner fails to remove such weeds and other rank vegetation within the prescribed time, the town shall enter upon the property and abate the violation by the removal of said weeds and other rank vegetation.
(2) The Clerk-Treasurer shall make a certified statement of the actual costs incurred by the town in abating said violation, including administrative costs and removal costs, and shall serve a copy of said certified statement upon the owner of such real estate and person having substantial interest therein, by personal service by the Town Marshal or deputy or by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of said owner.
(3) Said owner shall have 30 days from receipt of said statement in which to pay the bill of abatement costs by payment thereof to the Clerk-Treasurer of the town. The Building Inspector shall provide an invoice detailing the costs to the Clerk-Treasurer.
(B) If such owner fails to pay said bill for abatement costs within the prescribed time, the Clerk-Treasurer shall certify to the County 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 any accrued interest shall be collected as delinquent taxes are collected and shall be disbursed to the General Fund of the town.
(C) The abatement costs to address violations of this subchapter are as follows (with a one-hour minimum):
Activity | Cost |
Activity | Cost |
Backhoe/bobcat use | $50/hour |
Lawn mower labor | $25/hour |
Town employee labor | $26/hour per employee |
Town truck use | $25/hour |
Tractor/bushog use | $50/hour |
Trailer use | $25/hour |
Transfer station cost | Actual cost |
Weed removal labor | $10/hour |
(Ord. 2018-4, passed 5-1-2018; Ord. 2018-6, passed 6-5-2018)