A. Administrative Citation: When the building inspector, sheriff, or land use administrator determines that a nuisance exists, and is unable to secure a voluntary correction, the building inspector, sheriff, or land use administrator may issue an administrative citation to the responsible person. The building inspector, sheriff, or land use administrator may issue an administrative citation, without having attempted to secure a voluntary correction under the following circumstances: (Ord. 2004-4, 11-22-2004; amd. Ord. 2014-13, 6-23-2014)
1. When an emergency exists; or (Ord. 2004-4, 11-22-2004)
2. When the building inspector, sheriff, or land use administrator is unable to locate or determine the identity of the responsible person. (Ord. 2004-4, 11-22-2004; amd. Ord. 2014-13, 6-23-2014)
B. Content Of Administrative Citation: The administrative citation shall include the following:
1. The name and address of the responsible person; and
2. The street address of the nuisance or a description sufficient for identifying the building, structure, premises, or land upon or within which the nuisance is occurring; and
3. A description of the nuisance; and
4. The required corrective action; and
5. The completion date and notice that the county may abate the nuisance and charge the responsible person for all abatement costs if the responsible person does not correct the nuisance before the completion date; and
6. The time for appealing the administrative citation to the hearing officer and the procedure for filing an appeal; and (Ord. 2004-4, 11-22-2004)
7. A statement indicating that no monetary fine will be assessed if the building inspector, sheriff, or land use administrator approves the completed, required corrective action prior to the completion date; and
8. A statement that Kane County may abate the nuisance and assess costs and expenses of abatement and a monetary fine against the responsible person if the correction is not completed by the responsible person and approved by the building inspector, sheriff, or land use administrator before the completion date.
C. Service Of Administrative Citation: The building inspector, sheriff, or land use administrator shall serve the administrative citation upon the responsible person, either personally or by mailing, certified, return receipt requested, a copy of the administrative citation to the responsible person at his/her last known address. If the responsible person cannot after due diligence be personally served within Kane County and if an address for mailed service cannot after due diligence be obtained, notice shall be served by posting a copy of the administrative citation conspicuously on the affected property or structure. Proof of service shall be made by a written declaration under penalty of perjury executed by the person effecting the service, declaring the time and date of service, the manner by which the service was made, and if by posting, the facts showing that due diligence was used in attempting to serve the person personally or by mail. (Ord. 2004-4, 11-22-2004; amd. Ord. 2014-13, 6-23-2014)
D. No Extension: No extension of the time specified in the administrative citation for correction of the nuisance may be granted, except by order of the hearing officer. (Ord. 2004-4, 11-22-2004)