If the Village Council approves for notices to be sent out to property owners, the Village Administrator will ensure that the notices are sent in a timely manner. The notice shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) Educational information regarding invasive species and/or invasive species infestation;
(b) Information regarding the methods of treatment and the voluntary invasive species treatment process promulgated by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (“EGLE”), requiring a permit and application of treatment by a state certified contractor be certified to perform the work;
(c) Information regarding the methods of treatment and voluntary invasive treatment as outlined by Oakland County Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (“CISMA”);
(d) A deadline for a property owner to elect to voluntarily participate in invasive species treatment;
(e) The opportunity for a public hearing in front of the Village Council, including a deadline for requesting a public hearing on the treatment mandate.
(f) Upon the Village Administrator's determination that treatment must be mandated, the property owner shall either contact the Village Administrator to schedule treatment or contact EGLE to obtain an individual permit required to treat invasive species. Failure to do so within the time specified by the Village Administrator may result in the village performing invasive species treatment and assessing the treatment costs to the property owner.
(g) EGLE permit application for treatment. The Village Administrator or his or her designee may apply annually to EGLE for a permit authorizing invasive species treatment upon those parcels upon which an invasive species infestation is discovered and provided notice of an invasive species infestation pursuant to the notice provisions detailed above.
(h) Violation deemed civil infraction. Noncompliance with the terms and conditions of this section shall be deemed a municipal civil infraction as that term and penalties are defined in this Code.
(Ord. 160. Passed 8-21-19.)