A. Inspection: The village administrator may inspect or cause to be inspected any premises upon which it is believed that a public nuisance exists, and a written report shall be made of the inspection.
B. Emergency Abatement: If a public nuisance on private property constitutes immediate danger to public health, safety, peace, morals or decency, the village administrator may direct the police chief to serve a notice on the owner, or, if the owner cannot be found, on the occupant or person causing, permitting or maintaining the nuisance and to post a copy of the notice on the premises. Such notice shall direct the owner, occupant or person causing, permitting or maintaining the nuisance to abate or remove the nuisance within twenty four (24) hours. The notice shall also state that if the nuisance is not abated within twenty four (24) hours, the village may cause the nuisance to be abated and will charge the costs of such abatement to the person to whom the notice was sent. The village administrator may employ such village resources as are necessary to abate or remove the nuisance.
C. Court Ordered Abatement: If a public nuisance on private property does not constitute an immediate danger to public health, peace, morals or decency, the village administrator may cause an action to abate such nuisance to be commenced in any court of proper jurisdiction in the name of the village.
D. Cost Of Abatement: In addition to any other penalty or fee imposed by this code for the erection, contrivance, creation, maintenance or continuance of a public nuisance, the cost of abating a public nuisance by the village shall be collected as a debt from the owner, occupant or person causing, permitting or maintaining the nuisance.
E. Special Lien Authorization: The costs and expenses incurred by the village to abate any public nuisance may be made a lien on the property on which any such public nuisance is located pursuant to, and to the fullest extent provided by, Illinois law. (Ord. 95-3, 2-27-1995)