A. Failure To Obey Notice, Removal By Village; Costs: In all cases where the owner, occupant or lessee of real estate on which there is rubbish, pests or nuisance greenery, shall: 1) fail to cut or remove nuisance greenery; 2) fail to remove rubbish; or 3) fail to prevent or exterminate pests after ten (10) working days' notice in writing mailed to him or her by certified mail, return receipt requested, at his or her last known address ascertainable by the village, notifying him or her to: 1) cut or remove nuisance greenery; 2) remove rubbish; or 3) to prevent or exterminate pests then the village president or chairman of the street and sidewalk committee of the village board may cause the nuisance greenery to be cut, trimmed or removed, or the rubbish removed or pests exterminated or removed and the entire expense thereof shall be chargeable to both the person who owns and the one who controls such real estate, to be collected by suit or otherwise, in addition to the penalty prescribed in this chapter. The ten (10) days above referred to shall begin from date of such mailing.
B. Failure To Pay; Penalty: Any person, liable hereunder for payment of the foregoing expense to the village, shall pay the full amount of said charge within ten (10) days after date of mailing statement to owner, occupant or lessee at his last known address or said charge shall be delinquent. Failure to pay the charge within the time specified shall thereafter subject the violator to a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the unpaid amount of said delinquent charge or ten dollars ($10.00), whichever is greater, which shall be collected as part of said delinquent charge.
C. Removal: Nuisance greenery, when cut down, shall be removed from the lot or disposed of in such manner as not to create a nuisance or hazard. (Ord. 13-04, 2-11-2013)