[Adopted 7-14-1980 by L.L.
No. 19-1980 as Ch. 101, Art. I, of the 1980 Code]
No person, firm, corporation or association who or which is the owner,
lessee or occupant of real property in the Village of Thomaston shall cause,
suffer, allow or permit any dried brush, grass, weeds, rubbish, refuse, paper
boxes, barrels, rags, excelsior shavings or other articles, substances or
materials which are or may be flammable or combustible or a hazard to health
or likely to cause or spread fires or disease to accumulate or remain on the
premises under the control or care of such owner, lessee or occupant or cause
the same to be placed upon any other premises in the village so as to be likely
to cause or communicate fires to neighboring or adjoining properties, to be
a hazard to health or cause or spread disease.
Any such owner, lessee or occupant of real property upon which there
may be such articles, substances or materials which are or may be flammable
or combustible or a hazard to health or likely to cause or spread fires or
disease and thereby cause loss or damage shall forthwith clear the premises
of all such articles, substances or materials.
[Amended 9-13-1993 by L.L.
No. 10-1993; 11-30-1995 by L.L.
No. 9-1995]
Either the Village Clerk or the Code Enforcement Officer may serve a
notice, in writing, directing an owner, lessee or occupant of real property
in the village to forthwith clear and premises of all articles, substances
or materials accumulated or located on such property in violation of this
Article. Such notice shall be served personally or by mail, and shall direct
that such remedial measures be completed by a date specified in such notice.
Such notice may also direct that the person(s) to whom such notice is directed
appear before the Board of Trustees at a specified date and time to be heard
with respect to further measures to compel compliance with such notice in
the event the violation is not remedied within the time specified in such
notice.
[Amended 11-30-1995 by L.L.
No. 9-1995]
In the event a notice served as provided in § 144-3 directs one (1) or more persons to appear before the Board of Trustees at a specified date and time, the Board of Trustees, after consideration of the matter at or after the specified date and time, may determine that the remedial work has not been completed as required. In such event, the Board may extend the time to complete the remedial work, or the Board may determine that any required remedial work be done by the village, at the expense of the property owner, which expense will be a lien against the property in the same manner as provided by law for property taxes.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 101-5, Penalties for offenses, which
immediately followed this section, was repealed 11-27-1990 by L.L. No. 9-1990.
