(a) Whenever the Code Enforcement Officer suspects the existence of a public nuisance in the Village, he shall promptly cause to be inspected the premises on which he suspects such public nuisance to exist. Should the Code Enforcement Officer find that a public nuisance does in fact exist on, in, upon, about or around such premises, he shall promptly notify the Fire Chief and the County Board of Health or a duly authorized representative of the Board, whereupon the Fire Chief and an authorized representative of the Board shall cause such premises to be inspected. Written reports of such inspection and of the findings with respect to the existence of the public nuisance shall be filed with the Code Enforcement Officer.
(b) Should all of the aforesaid officers or their duly authorized agents concur that a public nuisance exists, it shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer to cause photographs of such nuisance to be made and to file and keep in his office the written reports of the findings of the aforesaid officials or their agents. The Code Enforcement Officer shall cause a written notice to be served on the owner of the premises stating the findings with respect to the existence of a public nuisance and stating that unless such owner causes the abatement of such nuisance by its removal, the same will be abated by the Village at the expense of such owner. Such abatement shall begin within fifteen days after service of such notice and shall be complete within forty-five days or such additional time as the Building Inspector may deem necessary to complete the removal.
(Ord. 18-92. Passed 7-21-92.)