(a) The Director of Public Service, or the Chief Building Inspector or his or her designee, upon information that noxious weeds, grass or other types of vegetation have not been cut as required by Section 961.01, shall issue a written notice of violation to the resident owner, lessee, agent or tenant having charge of, or the responsibility of maintenance of the lots or land by securely affixing a copy of the violation to a door at the residence where the violation has occurred and by sending a copy of the violation to the address at which the violation has occurred. Service of notice shall be made upon nonresidents by regular U.S. mail. Said notice of violation shall include information that the noxious weeds, grass or other types of vegetation shall be cut within five working days from the date that the notice by mailing is received or the date when delivery of the notice is completed at the residence, whichever event occurs earlier in point of time.
(Ord. 95-32. Passed 7-5-95; Ord. 2013-26. Passed 6-4-13; Ord. 2013-30. Passed 6-18-13.)
(b) The Director of Public Service, or the Chief Building Inspector or his or her designee, upon information that litter has been allowed to accumulate in violation of Section 961.02, shall issue a notice of violation to the owner and, if different, upon the lessee, agent or tenant having charge of or responsibility for maintenance of lots or lands by securely affixing a copy of the violation to a door at the residence where the violation has occurred and by sending a copy of the violation to the address at which the violation has occurred. Said notice of violation shall include information that the litter shall be removed within fourteen days of the date of the notice of violation.
(c) If the address of the owner, lessee, agent or tenant having charge of or responsibility for such lands is unknown, it is sufficient to publish the notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.
(d) Every notice either to cut weeds or remove litter shall state that if the notice is not complied with within the time limit provided therein, in addition to the penalty provided in Section 961.99, costs incurred by the City in cutting such growth or removing such litter shall be entered upon the tax duplicate and shall be a lien upon such lands. (Ord. 81-72. Passed 1-19-82.)
(e) In the event that a violation(s) occurs as set forth in subsections (a) or (b) above on a vacant lot without an assigned address, the notice of the violation, including information that the violation shall be corrected within fourteen days of the date of the notice, shall be sent by regular U.S. mail to the owner's address listed in the Lake County records.
(f) The notice of violation provision set forth in subsection (a) above shall be issued to the resident owner, lessee, agent or tenant having charge of, or the responsibility of maintenance of the lots or land one time per calendar year, and said notice of violation shall be effective for each subsequent event in which the noxious weeds and/or litter appear and violate the provisions of Chapter 963 for the remainder of that calendar year.
(Ord. 2011-42. Passed 10-4-11.)