A. The Enforcement Officer shall have the authority to enforce this chapter.
B. Violations:
1. In addition to other penalties or remedies, the Enforcement Officer is authorized to serve notice of violation upon the Responsible Party to remove all items deemed a nuisance from the property. Such notice may instead be posted at the property. The Responsible Party shall have fourteen (14) days after notice to abate the nuisance, or three (3) days if the nuisance constitutes a clear and present danger to public health, safety and welfare.
2. The Responsible Party shall remove the nuisance in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter within the allotted time given in the notice. It is unlawful for the Responsible Party, after receiving notice of violation, to remove a nuisance to another private or public property within Town limits where storage is not permitted.
3. The deadline to remove the nuisance may be extended by the Enforcement Officer if the Enforcement Officer, in his or her sole discretion, deems the extension necessary to remove the nuisance. An extension under this section does not relieve the Responsible Party’s obligation to remove the nuisance. Failure to remove the nuisance after an extension under this section will subject the person to abatement procedures and/or citation.
4. The Enforcement Officer shall have the authority, but not the obligation, to abate the nuisance fourteen (14) days after the Responsible Party is served with notice of a violation, or such notice is posted at the property. Any authorized employee of the Town or contractor hired by the Town shall be authorized to enter the property to abate the nuisance. The Town shall charge the actual cost of abatement to the Responsible Party, plus an administrative fee equal to fifty percent (50%) of the total cost of each abatement. Any costs incurred in the abatement that remain unpaid forty-five (45) days from the date of the billing shall include attorney’s fees and costs incurred by the Town in collection. Only the Enforcement Officer may remove any notices posted at the property. Each Responsible Party is prohibited from obtaining any permits from the Town until the cost of the abatement is paid in full.
5. In addition to, or instead of, the above remedies, a Responsible Party in violation of this chapter may be cited into the Municipal Court and charged with maintaining a nuisance, in violation of section 4-1-3 of this code. If such violation involves weeds or tall grass such violation may also be enforced pursuant to Chapter Two of Title Four, but no single violation involving weeds or tall grass may be enforced pursuant to both Chapters. (Ord. 2021-03, 10-25-2021)