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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 12:47:38+00:00

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§ 405-1 Public nuisances prohibited.
§ 405-3 Public nuisances affecting health.
§ 405-4 Public nuisances offending morals and decency.
§ 405-5 Public nuisances affecting peace and safety.
§ 405-6 Abatement of public nuisances.
§ 405-7 Cost of abatement.
§ 405-8 Enforcement; violations and penalties.
Noxious weeds — See Ch. 326, Art. I.
No person shall erect, contrive, cause, continue, maintain or permit to exist any public nuisance within the Village of Argyle.
Unburied carcasses. Carcasses of animals, birds or fowl not intended for human consumption or foods which are not buried or otherwise disposed of in a sanitary manner within 24 hours after death.
Garbage cans. Garbage cans which are not fly-tight.
Noxious odors, etc. Any use of property, substances or things within the Village causing any foul, offensive, noisome, nauseous, noxious or disagreeable odors, gases, effluvia or stenches extremely repulsive to the physical senses of ordinary persons which annoy, discomfort, injure or inconvenience the health of any appreciable number of persons within the Village.
Refuse. Leaves, grass, refuse, disposable or breakable cans or bottles or other waste materials deposited on the public streets, alleyways, parks and beaches of the Village of Argyle.
Improperly removed snow/ice. All snow and/or ice not removed from public sidewalks within 24 hours after it has ceased to fall or accumulate thereon.
Multifamily bulk refuse containers. Any owner of a building containing three or more dwelling units who fails to supply bulk refuse containers sufficient to meet the needs of all the occupants of the dwelling for the sanitary and safe storage and disposal of rubbish and garbage. Bulk refuse containers over one cubic yard in capacity shall be enclosed on three sides by an opaque fence six feet in height.
Unlicensed sale of liquor and beer. All places where intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverages are sold, possessed, stored, brewed, bottled, manufactured or rectified without a permit or license as provided for the in the ordinances of the Village.
Noisy animals or fowl. The keeping or harboring of any animal or fowl which, by frequent or habitual howling, yelping, barking, crowing or making of other noises shall greatly annoy or disturb a neighborhood or any considerable number of persons within the Village.
Rummage sale signs. All rummage/garage sale signs shall be removed within 24 hours of the end of the sale.
Notice to owner. If the inspecting officer determines that a public nuisance exists within the Village and that there is a danger of public health, safety, peace, morals or decency, notice may be served by the inspecting officer or an authorized deputy on the person causing, maintaining or permitting such nuisance or on the owner or occupant of the premises where such nuisance is caused, maintained or permitted, and a copy of such notice shall be posted on the premises. Such notice shall direct the person causing, maintaining or permitting such nuisance, or the owner or occupant of the premises, to abate or remove such nuisance within a period not less than 24 hours or greater than seven days, and shall state that, unless such nuisance is so abated, the Village will cause the same to be abated and will charge the cost thereof to the owner, occupant or person causing, maintaining or permitting the nuisance, as the case may be.
Abatement by court action. If the inspecting officer determines that a public nuisance exists on private premises, but that the nature of such nuisance is not such as to threaten great and immediate danger to the public health, safety, peace, morals or decency, the inspector or sanitarian shall file a written report of such findings with the Village President who, upon direction of the Village Board, shall cause an action to abate such nuisance to be commenced in the name of the Village in Lafayette County Circuit Court in accordance with the provisions of Ch. 823, Wis. Stats.
Court order. Except where necessary under Subsection A, no officer hereunder shall use force to obtain access to private property to abate a public nuisance, but shall request permission to enter upon private property if such premises are occupied and, if such permission is denied, shall apply to any court having jurisdiction for an order assisting the abatement of the public nuisance.
In addition to any other penalty imposed by this chapter for the erection, contrivance, creation, continuance or maintenance of a public nuisance, the cost of abating a public nuisance by the Village shall be collected as a debt from the owner, occupant or person causing, permitting or maintaining the nuisance, such cost shall be assessed against the real estate as a special charge.
Statutory authority. The Village Board of the Village of Argyle, pursuant to authority granted to local municipalities, hereby incorporates the provisions of § 66.0413 and Ch. 823, Wis. Stats., as the same apply to the abatement of public nuisances.
Inspection of premises. Whenever complaint is made to the Village Clerk-Treasurer that a public nuisance exists within the Village, the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall promptly notify the Chief of Police or other appropriate inspection authority, who shall forthwith inspect or cause to be inspected the premises and shall make a written report which shall be submitted to the Village Clerk-Treasurer. Whenever practicable, the inspecting officer shall cause photographs to be made of the premises and shall file the same in the office of the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
Enforcement. The Village President, Clerk-Treasurer, Chief of Police, Fire Inspector, Director of Public Works and Building Inspector shall enforce those provisions of this chapter that come within the jurisdiction of their offices, and they shall make periodic inspections and inspections upon complaint to ensure that such provisions are not violated. No action shall be taken under § 405-6 to abate a public nuisance unless the officer has inspected or caused to be inspected the premises where the nuisance is alleged to exist and is satisfied that a nuisance does, in fact, exist.
General penalty. Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-2 of this Code.

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