A. Citizen Initiated Complaint: Any person who observes a violation of this chapter may file a complaint affidavit with the village at its central offices, setting forth the violation in detail, its location and, if known, the name of the owner and occupant of the property on which such violation is alleged to exist, at which time a notice of violation shall be served in compliance with section 4-2-4 of this chapter.
B. Village Initiated Complaint: Any village employee, including any police officer, zoning officer, code enforcement officer or other employee, who observes a violation of this chapter may initiate the complaint procedure by generating and sending, or having generated and sent, a notice of violation in compliance with section 4-2-4 of this chapter.
C. Certain Offenses Not Requiring Notice: The following listed offenses do not require compliance with the notice provisions of section 4-2-4 of this chapter and, if complained of by a citizen, or observed by any village employee, may be immediately prosecuted as an ordinance violation and may be immediately subject to the complaint section of this chapter. Such offenses include:
1. Junk vehicles left on a street or highway; or
2. Junk, trash or refuse left on a street or highway. (Ord. 2005-07-05A, 7-5-2005)