§ 46-31. Definition; unpaid chronic nuisance service costs; non-ad valorem assessment.

(a)

Definition . "Chronic nuisance services costs", when used in this division, shall include the costs incurred by the village to abate nuisances pursuant to any of the following ordinances:

(1)

Lot clearing;

(2)

Board and secure;

(3)

Unsafe Building Abatement Code;

(4)

Chronic Nuisance Code; and

(5)

Any other existing ordinance, or ordinance adopted hereinafter, that authorizes the village to abate a nuisance or otherwise comply a violation of the Code of Ordinances and assess the costs thereof as a special assessment.

(b)

Any chronic nuisance service costs that remain delinquent and unpaid as of June 1st of each year shall be a special assessment levied against the benefited real property as a non-ad valorem assessment superior to all other private rights, interests, liens, encumbrances, title and claims upon the benefited real property and equal in rank and dignity with alien for ad valorem taxes.

(Ord. No. 2015-20, § 2, 5-14-2015)