No person, partnership, corporation or other
entity, being the owner or in control of or charged with the control
or management of any premises in the City of Norwich, shall suffer
or permit the growth, accumulation, deposit or storage thereon of
any idle, wild, uncultivated or obnoxious grass, weeds, thistles,
brush, briers, brambles, leaves, materials or objects of any kind,
rubbish, garbage, dirt, waste or waste materials, whereby said premises
are, or may be or become, or liable to become, unsanitary, or whereby
the fire hazard, danger or risk is or may be increased, or whereby
the life, health or safety of another or others is or may be endangered
or injuriously affected, or whereby the premises of another or the
enjoyment thereof are or may be injured, damaged, interfered with
or prejudiced.
The notice of violation shall contain:
A. A statement that the premises was inspected on a specified date and found to be in violation of §
172-1 of this chapter.
B. A recitation of §
172-1 of this chapter.
C. A specific date on which the premises will be reinspected for compliance with §
172-1 herein. The specific date shall not be less than five days computed from the date of mailing said notice.
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D. A statement that failing compliance by the specified
date, the City, without further notice to the addressee, shall cause
the premises to be cleared and cleaned of the offensive vegetation
and materials and that the cost thereof will be billed to the addressee
for payment within 30 days of receipt and that failure to timely pay
the cost thereof will result in the cost being added to the City real
property taxes to be levied and collected against the premises.
E. A statement that unless the addressee, the person,
partnership, corporation or other entity being the owner or in control
of or charged with the control or management of the premises notifies
the City Engineer or City Building Inspector on or before the said
specified date in the notice of violation for compliance that the
addressee or the said person, partnership, corporation or other entity
does not consent to the entering upon the premises by City personnel
and equipment or the City's independent contractor for the purpose
of clearing and cleaning same, it shall be presumed that the addressee
does consent and gives permission to the entering upon the premises
by the City or its independent contractor and the payment of the costs
of the addressee of the clearing and cleaning work performed.
F. A statement of the estimated cost to be charged for
clearing and cleaning if performed by the City and a statement that
if performed by an independent contractor the costs may vary from
the City estimate.
G. A statement that failure to comply by the specified
date or authorized extension thereof and failure to consent to entering
upon the premises for the purpose of clearing and cleaning by the
City or its independent contractor may result in the issuance of an
appearance ticket or other legal process to appear in the City of
Norwich Court and, upon conviction, may subject the addressee to a
penalty, the maximum of which is imprisonment for a term of 15 days
or a fine not more than $250, or both such imprisonment and fine.
The following costs are hereby established to be imposed when the City or its independent contractor clears and cleans a noncomplying premises in accordance with §
172-5A herein and shall be as set by the Common Council:
A. First occurrence within a three-year period.
B. Second occurrence within a three-year period.
C. Third or more occurrence within a three-year period.