§ 522.18 CUTTING AND REMOVAL OF WEEDS, GRASS AND OTHER OVERGROWN VEGETATION.

• The owner of any lot or parcel of land situated within the corporate limits that is determined to be out of compliance with §§ 522.15, 522.16 or 522.17, whether the same is improved or unimproved vacant or occupied, within five days written notice to do so, shall cause to be cut and/or to remove, weeds, noxious weeds, grass, trees, shrubbery or other overgrown vegetation upon such lot or parcel or upon any street, public place or tree lawn abutting such lot or parcel.
• Those properties found to be in violation of §§ 522.15, 522.16 or 522.17 shall have a written notice conspicuously placed on the premises for a period of five days.  Said notice shall contain the following information:
  1. The nature of the code violation;
  2. An order to cut or remove the weeds or grass within five days;
  3. A statement indicating that should the property owner fail to comply with the order, the Village will cause the weeds or grass to be cut or removed at the owner's expense, and the Village will place a lien on the property; and
  4. Contact information of the appropriate Village agency.
• Such notice shall remain on the property until the property is brought into compliance with §§ 522.15, 522.16 or 522.17.  Removal of the notice before the property is brought into compliance shall constitute a violation of this section.
• In the event that the owner does not comply with the provisions of this section, the Village Manager is authorized to enforce the provisions of this section, and cut and/or remove such weeds, noxious weeds, grass, trees, shrubbery or other overgrown vegetation.
• The Village may collect the cost by including administrative and related cost, to be certified to the County Auditor to be entered upon the tax duplicate and there shall be a lien upon such land and collected as other taxes and returned to the Village.
• Whoever violates or fails to comply with this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
• A separate offense is deemed committed each day on which a violation occurs or continues.