All structures, premises or yards shall be free from loose, unsecured
or improperly secured objects and materials, and the owner or responsible
person in charge of a vacated structure or other structure, premises or yards
shall take necessary steps and perform such acts as may be required from time
to time to ensure that such structures, premises or yards shall remain safe
and secure and shall not present a hazard to adjoining property or to the
public. All such structures, premises or yards and structures which are unfit
for human habitation or occupancy or structures which are dangerous or unsafe
and structures which contain dangerous conditions or materials as defined
by the applicable codes and ordinances of the village are hereby declared
to be a public nuisance, and the continued maintenance of such conditions
shall be a violation of this chapter.
All expenses incurred by the village for the survey of premises, application
to the Supreme Court and the repair and securing or taking down and removing
of a building or structure or the correction of any other condition violating
this chapter or the applicable codes and ordinances shall be audited and paid
by the village, and the village may sue the owner or other persons served
who have an interest in the subject premises to recover such expenses, and
such expenses shall also be added as ad valorem charges by assessment, and
the same shall remain a lien upon such premises until paid. In addition, the
village may bring a civil action to recover all said expenses.
Any person who fails to correct a violation or take a remedial action as ordered by the Code Enforcement Officer or who violates a provision or fails to comply with any requirements of this chapter or of any of the other applicable codes or ordinances shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, General Penalty.
The imposition of the penalties herein prescribed shall not preclude
the attorney representing the village from initiating and he is hereby ordered
to initiate appropriate actions or proceedings at law or in equity to effect
the purposes of this chapter.