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.
Without intent to supercede 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 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, and any costs incurred by the
Village in the performance of such work shall constitute and be collectible
as a tax lien on such property. 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.