A. Whenever the village president and board of trustees are of the opinion, based upon the review of the premises by the president, a trustee, or an official of the village charged with enforcement of building or zoning regulations and an oral or written report to the president and board of trustees, that any building or structure in the village is a dangerous building, the board of trustees may, by resolution, direct the village clerk to cause written notice to be served upon the owner thereof, and upon the occupant thereof, if any, by registered mail or personal service.
B. Notice shall state that the building has been declared to be in a dangerous condition, that the dangerous condition must be removed or remedied by repairing or altering the building or by demolishing it, and that the condition must be remedied at once. Notice may be in the following form: (Ord. 315, 4-4-2006)
To (owner-occupant of the premises) of the premises known and described as . You are hereby notified that (described building) on the premises above described has been condemned as a nuisance and as a dangerous building after inspection by .
The cause for this decision is (here insert the facts as to the dangerous condition).
You must remedy this condition or demolish the building immediately, or the village will proceed to do so.
You may also be subject to a fine of not less than $50 per day nor more than $750 per day for each day the building has been or shall remain in a dangerous condition.
C. If the person receiving such notice has not complied therewith within fifteen (15) days from the time when the notice is served upon such person by personal service or by registered mail, the president and board of trustees may proceed to remedy the condition or demolish the dangerous building. (Ord. 315, 4-4-2006; amd. 2011 Code)
D. If the owner of the premises is unknown or if his address is unknown, service of any notice provided in this section may be made by posting a copy thereof on the premises and by publishing a copy thereof one time in a legal newspaper of general circulation within the village. (Ord. 315, 4-4-2006)