A. Inspection Of Property: The Code Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized and directed to inspect and examine real property situated within the Town for the purpose of determining whether or not it contains weeds, garbage, junked, wrecked, unlicensed, abandoned or inoperable motor vehicles, refuse or unsightly or deleterious objects or structures, and for the purpose of determining whether or not the existence of those weeds or objects create a fire hazard or constitutes a source of contamination or other danger to health and safety, or otherwise creates nuisances, as declared in section 4-2-4 of this chapter.
B. Notice Required: If the Code Enforcement Officer concludes that such conditions exist in whole or in part, the Officer shall, with the approval of the Mayor:
1. Ascertain the names of the owners and occupants and description of the premises where such objects and conditions exist;
2. Serve notice in writing upon the owner and occupant of such land, either personally or by mailing notice, postage prepaid, addressed to the owner and occupant at their last known post office address, as disclosed by the records of the County Assessor, or as otherwise ascertained, requiring such owner or occupant, or both, as the case may be, to eradicate or destroy and remove the same within such time as the Code Enforcement Officer may designate, which shall not be less than ten (10) days from the date of service of such notice;
3. Inform the owner or occupant or both by means of the notice or an attached document that in the event he disagrees with the determination of the Code Enforcement Officer and does not wish to remove the objects or objectionable conditions, he may request in writing a hearing before the Town Council at a time and place to be set by the Town Council. A written application for a hearing shall state the time within which the owner or occupant must conform to the decision of the Code Enforcement Officer.
C. Request For Hearing: In the event the owner or occupant makes such request for a hearing, the Town Council shall set the time and place for hearing the objections and the Town Clerk shall notify the owner or occupant in writing of the time and place at which he may appear and be heard. The hearing shall not be held within less than five (5) days from the date of service or mailing of the notice. (Ord. 98-2, 5-4-1998)