A. Authority: The chief of police and the director of health and inspectional services are hereby authorized to abate any such nuisance existing in the city, whether such nuisance is specifically recognized by ordinance or not. (Ord. O-23-79, 11-20-1979)
B. Notice Of Nuisance: The director of health and inspectional services shall serve notice, in writing, upon the owner, occupant, agent or person in possession or control of any lot, building or premises in or upon which any nuisance may be found, requiring him to abate the same, in such manner as he shall prescribe, within a reasonable time. It shall not be necessary, in any case, for the director of health and inspectional services to specify in his notice the manner in which any nuisance shall be abated unless he shall deem it advisable to do so. Such notice may be given or served by any officer who is so directed or deputized.
The notices required by this subsection shall be in the following form:
To: (Party to be notified)
YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT AS OF
Day, Month, Year
that you are maintaining a nuisance in violation of Section of the Municipal Code of the City of Northlake, in that (here specify condition which violates ordinance). YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED THAT UNLESS YOU REMOVE (remedy or repair) the aforesaid violation by (not less then 3 days from the date of service of the notice) you shall be held responsible for the full penalty of the law.
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C. Abatement By City; Costs: The director of health and inspectional services shall proceed at once upon the expiration of the time specified in said notice to cause such nuisance to be abated; provided, however, that whenever the owner, occupant, agent or person in possession or control of any premises in or upon which any nuisance may be found is known or cannot be found, the director of health and inspectional services shall proceed to abate such nuisance without notice. In either case, the cost or expenses of such abatement shall be collected from the person who may have created, continued or suffered such nuisance to exist, in addition to any penalty or fine. Within sixty (60) days after performance of abatement procedures, the city shall file a lien for the reasonable costs and expenses for the services provided. (Ord. O-23-93, 7-19-1993)