(A) Whenever complaint is made to the village that a public nuisance exists or has existed within the village, the appropriate village employee shall forthwith inspect or cause to be inspected the premises and shall make a written report of his findings to the president and board of trustees.
(B) Summary abatement:
(1) If it is determined that a public nuisance exists on private property and that there is great and immediate danger to the public health, safety, peace, morals or decency, the village president or board of trustees may direct the chief of police or an officer to serve 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. The notice shall direct the owner, occupant or person causing, permitting or maintaining the nuisance to abate or remove the nuisance within a reasonable time and shall state that unless the nuisance is so abated, the village will cause the same to be abated and will charge the cost thereof to the owner, occupant or person causing, permitting or maintaining the same.
(2) If the nuisance is not abated within the time provided or if the owner, occupant or person causing the nuisance cannot be found, the police department or applicable village official shall cause the abatement or removal of the public nuisance.
(C) If the inspecting officer shall determine that a nuisance exists on private premises but that the nature of the nuisance is not as to threaten great and immediate danger to the public health, safety, peace, morals or decency, he shall file a written report of his findings with the village engineer, who shall cause an action to abate the nuisance to be commenced in the name of the village.
(D) In addition to any other penalty imposed by this chapter for the erection, contrivance, creation, continuance or maintenance 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, and if notice to abate the nuisance has been given to the owner, the cost shall be assessed against the real estate as other special taxes.
(E) In addition to any other penalty imposed by this chapter, any cost or expenses incurred for the removal of the nuisance set forth in § 94.03 of this chapter the charges, expenses or debts shall be a lien upon the premises in accordance with the provisions of 65 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/11-20-13 upon fulfillment of the provisions therein.
(Ord. 88-2-672, passed 2-22-1988; Am. Ord. 89-9-716, passed 9-25-1989)