§ 36-19. Contents of notice to repair or demolish; alternative repair or demolition by Village.  


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  • A. 
    Contents of notice to repair or demolish to include as follows:
    (1) 
    The name of the owner of the building or structure and, if different, the name of the owner of the land upon which said building or structure is situated, as appears from the tax and/or deed records;
    (2) 
    A brief description of the subject premises and its location;
    (3) 
    A description of the building or structure and a statement identifying the defects that make it an unsafe building;
    (4) 
    An order requiring the building or structure to be made safe and secure or be demolished and removed; and
    (5) 
    The time and place of the hearing to be held before the Village Board, at which hearing the owner, occupant or other interested person may contest the order and findings of the Village Board.
    B. 
    The securing or removal of said unsafe building or structure should commence within a specified number of days of the service of the notice to repair or demolish and shall be completed within a specified number of days thereafter.
    C. 
    In the event that the owner, occupant or other interested person fails to contest such order and fails to comply with the same, the Village Board will order the repair or the demolition and removal of such unsafe building or structure by the Village, and the Village will assess all costs and expenses incurred in such repair or demolition and removal against the land upon which such building or structure is located.
    D. 
    If an unsafe building under this article is made safe and secure by the boarding up thereof, the material used shall be approved in advance and, further, shall be painted as near as practicable the same color as the building.