(A) If the person so served does not abate the nuisance within ten days, the city or any person designated by the City Council may proceed to abate such nuisance, keeping an account of the actual expense of the abatement, and such expense shall be charged to and paid by the owner or occupant.
(B) When the following conditions arise, the city may proceed with an immediate abatement:
(1) Whenever a hazard exists which endangers the public and must be immediately addressed; or
(2) Whenever a property has been issued three previous written notices to abate a nuisance within as 12-month time frame following the adoption of this subchapter, and the property owner has failed to abate the same.
(C) Prior written notice to the property owner shall not be required for immediate abatement. Following immediate abatement, a written notice shall be served upon the property owner describing the situation, actions taken, and penalty and costs incurred.
(D) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed so as to limit or detract from the provisions of the laws of the State of Illinois and the section shall not be construed so to legalize conditions which are nuisances at common law or to preclude any remedies available at common law or in equity. Nothing in this division shall be construed as relieving any person of responsibility for complying with any state laws pertaining to noxious weeds and control thereof.
(Ord. 88-0-31, passed 12-12-88; Am. Ord. 2008-O-8, passed 7-14-08)