(A) Abatement of public nuisances.
(1) Whenever complaint is made to the police or Town Clerk-Treasurer that a public nuisance exists or has existed within the town, he, she or they shall promptly notify the Building Inspector, Clerk-Treasurer, Police Department or some other town official whom the Town Council shall designate, who shall forthwith inspect or cause to be inspected the premises and shall make a written report of his, her or their findings to the Building Inspector or Police Department.
(2) Whenever practicable, the inspection officer shall cause photographs to be made of the premises and shall file the same in the office of the Town Clerk-Treasurer or the Building Inspector.
(B) Summary abatement.
(1) Notice to owner.
(a) If the inspection officer shall determine that a public nuisance exists on private property and that there is a great and immediate danger to the public health, safety, peace, morals or decency, the Town Council or the officials appointed by the Town Council may direct the Chief of Police to serve a notice on the owner, or, if the owner cannot be found, on the occupant or person causing, permitting or maintaining such nuisance and to post a copy of the notice on the premises.
(b) Such notice shall direct the owner, occupant or person causing, permitting or maintaining such nuisance to abate or remove such nuisance with 24 hours and shall state that unless such nuisance is so abated, the town 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, as the case may be.
(2) Abatement by town. If the nuisance is not abated within the time provided, or if the owner, occupant or person causing the nuisance cannot be found, the Building Inspector, or some other town official whom the Town Council shall designate, shall cause the abatement or removal of such public nuisance.
(3) Abatement by court action. If the inspection officer (police officer or Building Inspector) shall, determine that a public nuisance exists on private premises but that the nature of such nuisance is not such as to threaten great and immediate danger to the public health, safety, peace, morals or decency, he or she shall file a written complaint of his or her findings with the Town Court who shall cause an action to abate such nuisance to be commenced in the name of the town against the alleged violating entity.
(C) Cost of abatement. In addition to any other penalty imposed by this section for the erection, contrivance, creation, continuance or maintenance of a public nuisance, the cost of abating a public nuisance by the town 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, such cost shall be assessed against the real estate as other special taxes.
(Ord. 15, 2010, passed - -) Penalty, see § 91.999