(A) It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee, or occupant, or any representative or employee of such owner, lessee, or occupant, having control of any property within the town, to allow or maintain thereon any growing weeds, vines, bushes, undergrowth, or other wild vegetation, or any trash, wreckage, or other debris of a noxious or unsightly nature, other than such is incidental during the period reasonably necessary for the destruction or construction of a building.
(B) If any person shall violate any of the provisions of this section and shall, after notice from the town, fail to correct the same within the time given in such notice, then the town may, through its employees and agents, enter upon the premises and correct the violation, and the cost and expense thereof, in addition to any criminal penalty imposed, shall, upon demand, be paid by the owner, lessee, occupant, or agent, or it shall become a lien against the property. Provided, that if the owner and his or her address is known, he or she shall be sent a copy of the notice of violation by regular mail. Otherwise, such notice to the owner is not required.
(Prior Code, § 94.20) Penalty, see § 94.99