A. 
It is explicitly intended that violations of this chapter shall be enforced under a strict liability standard and no culpable mental state or mental culpability need be alleged or proven for any element of a violation or allegation. Proof of liability shall comprise of evidence of personal observation that conduct has occurred, consisting of the performance of a prohibited act or the failure to perform a regulated act.
B. 
Penalties for offenses. A violation of the provisions of this chapter shall result in a fine of not less than $150 and not more than $250. A second violation of the provisions of this chapter (committed within a three-year period, looking back from the date of the violation, regardless of the fines imposed on the prior violation) shall result in a fine of not less than $250 and not more than $500. A third violation of the provisions of this chapter (committed within a three-year period, looking back from the date of the violation, regardless of the fines imposed on the prior violations) shall result in a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000. All subsequent violations of the provisions of this chapter committed within a three-year period, looking back from the date of the violation, regardless of the fines imposed on the prior violations, shall result in a fine of $1,000. Each day a violation of this chapter occurs or continues shall constitute a separate violation and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
Enforcement. The provisions of this Chapter 225 shall be enforceable by any police officer, building department director, building inspector or assistant building inspector, code and parking enforcement officer, parks superintendent, foreman or ranger, public works superintendent or foreman, housing or fire inspector, animal control officer, and any other Village title, position or department director as may be delegated by the Village Manager.
At a minimum, any notice of a strict liability violation pursuant to this chapter shall contain (1) a list of all alleged violations complained of, with specific reference to the provisions and sections of the chapter involved; (2) a summary of the facts supporting each violation; (3) a total amount of the fine or fines; and (4) instructions for payment of such amount. The notice may be written to "John or Jane Doe as Property Owner" until such time as the true identity may be ascertained from official records.
Notices required pursuant to this chapter shall be served in the following manner:
A. 
Personally on any property owner; or
B. 
Left with a person over the age of majority and suitable authority or posted conspicuously at the property on which the violation occurred and which is the subject of the notice, and delivered to the last and usual place of abode of any property owner, if such place of abode is known and is other than the property on which the violation has occurred; and sent by first class, and certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; or
C. 
Where there is a determination by the Superintendent that the violation endangers the public health, safety and welfare, is a nuisance, or is in a public thoroughfare such as a sidewalk, the notice may be served in the following manner (1) affixed to or otherwise conspicuously posted upon such property, and (2) shall be mailed to the property owner via overnight mail or delivered by overnight courier.
[Amended 9-18-2024 by L.L. No. 13-2024]
Without intent to supersede or limit the right of the Village to fine or collect fines under a strict liability standard, upon the failure of any property owner to perform the acts required herein, the Village shall be entitled to compliance with this chapter by action set forth in this article. The Village, after giving due notice to such property owner in accordance with this chapter, shall also be authorized to perform such work herein required. Within 10 days after the Village performs the work a notice of proposed assessment shall be sent to the property owner by certified mail from the Superintendent of Public Works. The notice of proposed assessment will advise the property owner of the Village's expenditures for performing the work including a 20% administrative charge; a description of the work; the date, time and location that the Board of Trustees shall hear and determine all objections to the proposed assessment; that the Board of Trustees will determine an assessment that is just and reasonable and shall not exceed in the event of a default the amount in the notice. The notice of proposed assessment also will include a statement that if the assessment is not paid to the Village Treasurer within 30 days of the assessment, the Village may commence an action to recover the amount of the assessment; a special warrant may be issued as directed by the Board of Trustees; or that the amount of the assessment may be included in the next annual tax levy to be collected and enforced in the same manner as real property taxes. Where the Superintendent has determined that the violation is a danger to the public health, safety or welfare or is a nuisance or where said violation interferes with a public thoroughfare such as a sidewalk, and upon the failure of any property owner notified as set forth herein to dispose of said litter within 24 hours after the date of the mailing and posting of the notice, the Superintendent or a duly designated agent may cause such litter to be removed from the subject property or public thoroughfare.