In addition to the enforcement procedures established elsewhere,
the Town Board or the Town Board's designees, after notice and
opportunity for a hearing with respect to a public nuisance, shall
be authorized to do the following:
A. Any action necessary to abate the nuisance, including but not limited
to cleaning, painting, repairing or demolishing any building, structure
or place. The cost of any such remedy shall constitute a property
tax lien against the property upon which such remedy is applied; or
B. The imposition of a fine not to exceed $1,000 upon the owner, lessor
or lessee of the building, structure or place where the nuisance is
found to have occurred; or
C. Upon Town Board authorization, the Town Board may commence a proceeding
in the name of the Town in the Supreme Court of Washington County
or any other court of competent jurisdiction to obtain an order of
the court to suspend for a period not to exceed six months or revoke
for a period of one year any occupational license or permit issued
by the Town related to the conduct of a business or trade at the premises,
which suspension or revocation shall also apply to any other location
operated by the holder for which the license or permit is required;
or
D. Upon Town Board authorization, the Town Board may commence a proceeding
in the name of the Town in the Supreme Court of Washington County
or any other court of competent jurisdiction to obtain an order of
the court to suspend for a period not to exceed six months or to revoke
for a period of one year a certificate of occupancy issued for such
premises, and to prevent the operator from obtaining a new certificate
of occupancy for another location for the period of suspension or
revocation; or
E. Upon Town Board authorization, the Town Board may commence a proceeding
in the name of the Town in the Supreme Court of Washington County
or any other court of competent jurisdiction to obtain an order of
the court to order the closing of the building, structure or place
to the extent necessary to abate the nuisance; or
F. Any combination of the above.
The Town Board or the Town Board's designee may promulgate
rules and regulations to carry out and give full effect to the provisions
of this chapter.
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this
chapter and the application of such provisions to other persons and
circumstances shall not be rendered invalid thereby.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon filing with
the Secretary of State.