Kingdom City Notice ordinance (§ 215.020)

A. Enforcement of this Chapter shall be the responsibility of the Village Administrator, or other official designated by the Board of Trustees. Enforcement in all cases shall commence by providing notice to the owner of the property of the nuisance condition existing on his/her/its property. The notice shall be delivered by personal service, or by certified mail, with a copy being posted on the property. If personal service or service by certified mail cannot be accomplished, the notice may be served by publication according to the rules of civil procedure.

B. For all nuisances, the notice shall describe generally the nature of the nuisance, the location of the property using the mailing address or popular address rather than a legal description when reasonably possible to do so, and order the property owner to, within a period of ten (10) days from the receipt of the notice, abate the nuisance. The notice shall also set a hearing date on the matter on a date after the date that the notice was to be abated.

C. Hearing. Should the person so notified fail to remove, terminate or abate such nuisance within the time specified, the scheduled hearing shall take place. Such hearing shall be before the Village Administrator (or his/her designee) be under oath, which shall be administered by the Village Administrator, recorded, and all such parties shall have an opportunity to be heard and present evidence as to whether the procedures of this Chapter were substantially complied with, whether the condition maintained on the property constitutes a nuisance and whether an order should be entered directing the owner and/or occupant to abate the nuisance. After hearing all evidence, if the Village Administrator finds a nuisance is being maintained in violation of this Chapter, he/she may order the nuisance abated within a reasonable time. The order shall be in writing, specifying the grounds for the order and the time that the nuisance must be abated and either provided at the conclusion of the hearing or served on the appellant in the manner provided for notices, above.