(A) Any authorized village official or representative, thereof, shall serve or cause to be served notice in the event of violation of this subchapter to remedy the condition according to the terms of this chapter upon any person owning, leasing, occupying, or controlling any real estate in the village.
(B) Said notice shall contain language requiring such person to remove or cut down excessive weed or grass growth within seven days from the date of the notice, or remove or clean up any grass or weed clipping placed on public property within one day of the date of notice, said notice may be given by any one of the following described methods:
(1) By a written notice sent by United States certified mail, postage prepaid, to the last known person owning, leasing, occupying, or controlling the real estate, and as to the owner, the notice may be addressed to the address shown on the most recent tax bill for the real estate;
(2) By a written notice personally delivered by the code officer or such other authorized village representative to the person owning, leasing, occupying, or controlling the real estate, this being the required notice for removal or clean up of any grass or weed clippings placed on public property;
(3) By posting or tagging a written notice on the property of the person owning, leasing, occupying, or controlling the real estate upon which the violation exists. Said notice shall state the date of the posting or tagging and shall require the removal or cutting down of grass or weeds constituting such nuisance to be completed not later than seven days after the notice has been posted or tagged on said property; or
(4) At the election of the village the person owning, leasing, occupying, or controlling any real estate in the village may be notified by the village by regular or certified mail of the village’s intent to serve an annual notice. This notice shall contain the necessary language notifying the owner, lessee, tenant, occupant, or person in control of real estate in the village that this will be the only correspondence from the village regarding this subchapter and in the event of violation, the village will remedy the condition according to the terms of this subchapter.
(Prior Code, § 7-3-12) (Ord. passed 11-14-2011)