(A) The township may publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county during the month of March that weeds not cut by May 1 of that year may be cut by the township, and the cost charged to the owner of the property as provided in this section. This notice shall describe methods of treating an eradicating the noxious weeds and a summary of the provisions of this section.
(B) In the event that the owner, agent or occupant of any land in the township to which this chapter applies, shall fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of § 96.04 hereof, then after 10 days’ notice to such person of the fact of a violation of § 96.04, by certified mail, return receipt requested, the Township Supervisor, or any officer, inspector or other agent authorized by the Township Board of Summit, may enter upon the land and cut and destroy any and all noxious weeks or harmful vegetation, as defined in § 96.01 hereof, located on the land.
(C) The owner, agent or occupant of such land shall be liable for all costs incurred by the township in connection with the cutting or destroying, including an additional fee of 15% for inspection, with a minimum cost or charge of $15.
(D) From the time of the commencement of the cutting and destruction of the noxious weeds and vegetation, as defined in § 96.01, the township shall have a lien upon the land; and in the event the charges involved are not paid by the owner, agent or occupant of said land within 30 days from the date of billing to the person by certified mail, return receipt requested, payment shall be deemed delinquent and the lien enforceable as a tax lien, as is provided by law, against the land to be charged and collected as in the case of general property tax against the land in question.
(Ord. 19.00, passed 9-12-1978; Am. Ord. 19.01, passed 11-13-2001)
Penalty, see § 96.99