(A) In any case where any nuisance may exist, it shall be the duty of the Town Marshal at the direction of the Town Council to serve notice upon the owner of the premises where such nuisance exists and upon any other person so causing such nuisance to abate such nuisance within 30 days of said notice.
(B) If the owner, occupant and any other person or entity served with a notice to abate the nuisance shall refuse or neglect to abate such nuisance within the designated time:
(1) Such person, persons, or entity stall be subject to the penalties provided in § 93.99;
(2) In addition thereto, the Town Council may remove or cause to be removed or do or cause to be done such other acts as are necessary and reasonable to abate said nuisance, and the Town Clerk-Treasurer shall make a certified statement of the actual costs incurred by the town in such removal which statement shall be delivered to the owner of such real estate by the Town Marshal, or by certified mail, or where appropriate, by publication, provided such owner shall have been served with notice as provided in § 93.06(A), and such owner shall have not more than ten days within which to pay said amount to the Clerk-Treasurer of the town. If such owner failed to pay the sum within the prescribed time, a certified copy of the statement of such costs shall be filed in the Auditor’s office of the county wherein said real estate is located, and the said Auditor shall place the amount so claimed on the tax duplicate against the real estate of the owner affected by said work, and the same shall be collected as taxes are collected or said costs may be collected by suit; or
(3) The Town Council may cause such nuisance to be abated in any manner authorized by law including the institution in the name of the town against the owner, occupant or other person, of any action therefore and for the recovery of the amount of expense of such abatement.
(C) The requirement for service of notice under the provisions of this section of this chapter may be complied with by the certified mailing of such notice to the person or persons sought to be notified, provided, however, that names the real estate taxes on said real estate are shown on record in the office of the Auditor of the county, wherein said real estate is located, by registered or certified mail to the last known address of the person or persons sought to be notified, or when the address of such persons or persons is unknown, by publication of said notice once each week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of county-wide circulation, published in the county.
(Prior Code, § 62.01)