§ 10-4. Dumps and unsightly storages; notice to owner; noncompliance procedure.

It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to utilize or allow to be utilized any private property for dumping or unsightly storage purposes, and such dumping or unsightly storage on such private property shall be deemed a public nuisance. It shall be the duty of the town administrator to notify such person or persons in violation of this section to correct such public nuisance by removing same from the private property, within ten (10) days, inclusive of Sundays and holidays, after the date of such notice, and that upon failure to remove such public nuisance within the time specified, the nuisance will be removed by the town and the cost thereof be charged to him, her or them, as the case may be, unless cause to the contrary be shown by filing objections in writing with the town administrator on or before the expiration date of such notice. Thereafter, the procedures outlined in section 5-9 of the housing code shall apply. In the event the appellant or appellants fail to abide by the decision of the property maintenance board or if such public nuisance is not removed within the time specified in such notice and no written objections have been filed, or are filed and overruled, then the town administrator shall cause the public nuisance to be removed, and may incur the necessary expense in so doing, and shall place a charge against the proper person or persons for such cost and proceed to collect the same by entering same on the tax records as a tax upon such real estate, or by suit if deemed necessary, or both.

(Ord. No. 10-77, 8-11-77; Ord. No. 4-88, 8-11-88; Ord. No. 8-89, 10-12-89)

Cross references— Dangerous accumulations of combustible materials, § 12-2; nuisances generally, Ch. 15; filthy or unwholesome premises, § 15-6; lot maintenance, Ch. 18; accumulations of trash and other waste material near streets, § 18-3.