(A) The Planning Commission, Planning Director, Building Inspector, or any law enforcement officer of the town may at any time require the owner and/or occupant of any property upon which a nuisance as herein defined exists to do all things necessary to remove the nuisance from the property by giving the owner and/or occupant written notice of the existence of the nuisance. The owner and/or occupant shall take any and all actions necessary to abate the nuisance within three days of receipt of the written notice of violation. The notice as herein required shall state the nature of the alleged nuisance and the action deemed necessary to correct the condition and shall fix a date not sooner than three days from the date of the receipt of the notice when said property owner and/or occupant may appear before the Planning Director to be heard on the question of the nuisance.
(B) The Planning Commission, Planning Director, Building Inspector, or any law enforcement officer of the town shall impose a civil monetary fine or penalty in accordance with the schedule set forth in § 93.99 if the owner and/or occupant who/which has received written notice of the existence of the nuisance as required by § 93.03(A) has not removed the nuisance within three days.
(C) Upon the failure of the owner and/or occupant to cause the abatement of the nuisance as required by this section, and after notice and opportunity for hearing before the Planning Director, the Planning Director shall proceed at once to cause to be abated the nuisance and charge the cost thereof against such owner and/or occupant of the property. In effectuating the abatement of said nuisance, the Planning Director may authorize and designate certain officers, personnel, and/ or contractors of the municipal corporation to enter upon the property of such owner and/or occupant and to take all appropriate actions necessary to bring said property in compliance with this chapter. The liability created herein shall be joint and several as to the owners and any occupants or tenants of the property.
(Ord. 1996-05, passed 8-13-96; Am. Ord. 2004-10, passed 8-17-04; Am. Ord. 2004-13, passed 9-23-04)