(A) Whenever any public nuisance described in §§ 91.01 and 91.02 shall exist upon township property or upon the property of another municipal corporation within the boundaries of the township, the public nuisance may be abated by the Township Supervisor, or his or her agent, without notice and the cost of abatement charged as provided in § 91.05. Except as provided in § 91.06 for junk or abandoned motor vehicles, whenever any public nuisance shall exist on private premises within the township, the Township Supervisor, or his or her agent, shall give notice in writing by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the owner or occupant of the property where the public nuisance exists or to the person(s) otherwise responsible for the public nuisance. The notice shall specify the location and nature of the public nuisance and shall indicate that the owner or occupant or person otherwise responsible is required to repair, tear down, abate or otherwise remove the public nuisance within ten days of the receipt of the notice or request a hearing within the ten days. The notice shall further state that if the public nuisance is not repaired, torn down, abated or otherwise removed or a hearing requested within the period, the nuisance will be repaired, torn down, abated or otherwise removed by the Township Supervisor, or his or her agent, and the cost thereof charged as provided in § 91.05. If the actual owner or occupant of the premises is unknown or cannot be located, notice may be given by posting a copy of the notice upon a conspicuous part of the property where the public nuisance is located and by mailing a copy of the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the owner or party in interest at the address shown on the township tax records, at least 12 days before further action by the Supervisor, or his or her agent.
(B) Express authority to enter upon lands and investigate and repair, tear down, abate or otherwise remove public nuisances is hereby conferred upon the Township Supervisor, or his or her agent. If, after due notice is hereinabove specified, the owner or occupant or other interested person fails to repair, tear down, abate or otherwise remove the public nuisance or request a hearing as herein provided, the Supervisor, or his or her agent, is empowered to enter upon the lands where the public nuisance is located and repair, tear down, abate or otherwise remove the public nuisance and charge the cost therefor as provided in § 91.05.
(Res. eff. 3-21-1990; Ord. rev. 9- -1993)