(A) Any person may file a complaint, in person or notarized, upon the form prescribed by the Town Council, alleging a public nuisance. Anonymous complaints will not be accepted.
(B) Upon the filing of the complaint:
(1) The Town Clerk-Treasurer, upon receipt of the complaint, shall forward it to a Town Council member. The Council member to whom the complaint is forwarded shall inspect the location of the alleged nuisance and make preliminary findings as to whether or not, in his or her opinion, there is sufficient evidence to proceed with the complaint. The findings shall be reported to the Clerk-Treasurer who, if the report finds there is sufficient evidence to proceed, shall proceed in accordance with division (B)(2) below. The preliminary findings shall not be conclusive as to whether or not a public nuisance exists; and
(2) The Clerk-Treasurer shall notify the person, firm or corporation about whom the complaint is made, and sufficient evidence found, by sending them a copy of the complaint together with a written notice stating that he, she or it may attend a meeting of the Town Council, to respond to the complaint. The notice shall, in addition to the complaint, provide a time, date and place of the meeting. The notice shall be sent by first class United States mail, postage pre-paid and certified, or served by the Town Marshal, with the Marshal to make a return of service, at the address shown on the complaint.
(Ord. 2012-3, passed 8-7-2012; Ord. 2015-2, passed 4-7-2015; Ord. 2018-6, passed 11-7-2018; Ord. 2019-4, passed - -2019)