(A) Excessive growth and weeds are subject to abatement as described in this subchapter and as follows.
(B) The Village Utilities Superintendent (who is the nuisance officer for this procedure) may identify these types of nuisances and act upon them as follows:
(1) Obtain photographs of the alleged nuisance and store same in a file at the Village Clerk-Treasurer’s office for the nuisance; and
(2) Notify the owner, occupant or agent of the property of the identified nuisance.
(a) Notification shall be made by:
1. Mailing the notice by certified and first class mail to the address identified by the assessor’s office for said tract of land as well as to the occupant at the address of the identified property if different than the assessor’s address. Mailings shall be conspicuously marked of the importance of the content;
2. Personal service of the notice upon the owner, occupant or agent; or
3. Posting the tract of land with the notice after personal service upon the owner, occupant or agent is attempted and failed (attempts shall be noted and signed by the person attempting the service in the file of the nuisance).
(b) The notice shall state that the owner or resident has five days from the notice date (as identified therein) to request a hearing in front of the Board of Trustees and if no request is received in a timely manner said hearing shall be deemed waived. The procedure for the hearing is stated in § 91.20(B).
(c) The notice date is the later of five days after personal service is made, or the property is posted, or the date of receipt of certified mail.
(d) If a hearing is requested, and the Board finds that a nuisance exists, or no hearing is requested, the Village Utilities Superintendent shall immediately abate or have abated said nuisance at village expense.
(Ord. 575, passed 7-24-2013)