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Editor's Note: Ord. No. 1154, § 2, adopted April 11, 1994, deleted provisions codified as §§ 10-1—10-3, which contained provisions pertaining to the title, purpose and applicable definitions of this chapter, and which were derived from Ord. No. 483, §§ 100, 101.1, 101.3—101.5, 200.1—200.4, 200.8—200.11, and 200.13—200.16, adopted May 16, 1966.
[Ord. No. 483,
§§ 1100.1—1100.3, 5-16-1966; Ord. No. 1154, § 5, 4-11-1994]
(a)
Procedures for handling. The code enforcement officer, upon receiving
a complaint of the existence within the township of a nuisance which
may affect the public health or is or may be so offensive to the senses
as to interfere with the comfort or enjoyment of life or when the
probable existence of any such nuisance comes to his attention, shall
make an immediate and thorough investigation, and if such nuisance
exists, he shall take all measures within his power and authority
to secure its abatement.
(b)
Investigation. The code enforcement officer shall make or cause to
be made such surveys, investigations, inspections and visits as he
may deem necessary to ascertain the existence of a nuisance within
the township or to prevent the occurrence of a nuisance within the
township by securing compliance with the provisions of federal, state,
county and township regulations.
(c)
Collection of samples, etc. The code enforcement officer shall collect
or cause to be collected and shall analyze or cause to have analyzed
all samples, specimens, materials or substances from any premises
whatsoever wherein or whereon a nuisance is suspected to exist for
the purpose of determining the existence of a nuisance or noncompliance
with federal, state, county and township regulations.
(d)
Authority of code enforcement officer. Whenever any declared nuisance,
source of filth or cause or probable cause of sickness shall be found
by the code enforcement officer to exist on any private or public
property within the township in violation of federal, state, county
and township regulations, which violation injuriously affects or may
affect the health of the residents of the township, the code enforcement
officer shall order in writing the owner or occupant or user thereof,
by appropriate action, at the expense of such owner, occupant or user,
to correct and remove such nuisance, source of filth or cause or probable
cause of sickness within such reasonable time as the code enforcement
officer shall determine.
(e)
Definition of nuisance. Unless a different meaning is plainly required
by the context, or unless a different meaning is stated in this section,
"nuisance" shall mean a public nuisance affecting health.
