(A) Noxious weeds and rank growth prohibited. No owner or occupant of any lot or parcel shall allow such property to become overgrown with any weeds or grass so as to constitute a public nuisance, as defined in § 90.03(G).
(B) Notification. The Village President shall cause to have published annually, on or before May 15, a Class 2 notice, under Wis. Stats. Chapter 985, that every person is required by law to destroy all noxious weeds and other rank growth of vegetation, as defined in § 90.03(G), on land in the village which he or she owns, occupies, or controls.
(C) Enforcement. If a property owner fails to control the growth of such weeds or rank growth of vegetation on his or her property, or in the alternative, comply with the provisions of § 90.03(H)(1), (H)(3), and (H)(4), the Weed Commissioner shall cause to have served upon him or her notice as to this fact. If such owner fails to abate this nuisance within 14 days after service of the notice, or file an appeal as provided in division (E) below, the Weed Commissioner shall take action to abate such public nuisance.
(D) Costs. If the village causes a nuisance to be removed, as provided in division (C) above, the actual cost thereof, together with an administrative fee equal to 10% of the actual cost, shall be charged to the property owner. If such charges are not paid by November 15 of the year in which they are billed, such charges, together with an additional administrative fee for collection equal to 10% of the total of such charges and fees, shall be extended on the next succeeding tax roll as a tax charged against the property affected and collected in the same manner as are other taxes, pursuant to Wis. Stats. § 66.0517.
(E) Appeal. Any person aggrieved by the written determination of the Weed Commissioner to abate a nuisance thereto may file a written appeal within 14 days of receiving such written determination with the Village Board. The appeal shall state the reasons for reviewing the determination of the Weed Commissioner. After giving a Class 1 notice, the Village Board shall hold a hearing and decide the matter within a reasonable time. The Village Board may reverse, affirm, or modify the determination of the Weed Commissioner and issue an order accordingly.
(Prior Code, § 10.09) (Ord. 105-94, passed 11-10-1994) Penalty, see § 90.99