§ 50.04. DUTY OF OWNERS, OCCUPANTS OR OTHER PERSONS IN CHARGE OF ANY BUILDING, RESIDENCE OR LOT.

(A) In all business, industrial and residential districts of the village, it shall be the duty of owners, occupants or other persons in charge of any building, residence or lot to see that no rubbish, either combustible or noncombustible, is placed or permitted to remain in any street, alley or other public place or in any private place except a building or other suitable storage place which shall consist of, as a minimum, a closed container. It shall also be violation for any person to store any inflammable rubbish or other waste material where it would cause a fire hazard.

(B) When any owner, proprietor, occupant or other person in charge of any premises permits rubbish or combustible material to accumulate in any public alley, street or other public place or on any private place outside of a storage or other approved building, the village department of public works director shall have authority to cause to be collected such rubbish or other material. The cost of such special collection shall be charged to the owners or occupants of the property permitting such rubbish or other material to accumulate.

(C) Whenever the village shall enter upon any lot or parcel of land in order to accomplish abatement of accumulated rubbish or other material, pursuant to provisions of this section, the village department of public works director is hereby authorized and directed to keep an accurate account of all expenses incurred, and, based upon these expenses, to issue a certificate determining and certifying the reasonable cost involved for the work with respect to each parcel of property.

(D) Within ten days after receipt of the certificate, the village treasurer shall forward a statement of the total charges assessed on each parcel of property to the person as shown by the last current tax roll and the assessment shall be payable to the village treasurer within 30 days from the date the statement was forwarded.

(E) If the owner of a lot, lots or premises fails to pay the bill within 30 days from the date the bill is mailed, the council may cause the amount of the expense incurred, together with a penalty and administrative fee of 10%, to be levied by them as a special assessment upon the lot, lots or premises as provided in § 32.23 of this Code for single lot assessments, or the amount thereof shall be collected by court action.

(Ord. 23, passed 11-13-1974; Am. Ord. 108, passed 3-2-2012) Penalty, see § 10.99