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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 12:47:38
Document Index: 333498736

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 405', '§ 405', '§ 405', '§ 405', '§ 405', '§ 405', '§ 405', '§ 405', '§ 66', '§ 405', '§ 1']

Village of Argyle, WI Nuisances, Public
§ 405-1 Public nuisances prohibited.
§ 405-2 Defined.
§ 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.
Chapter 405 Nuisances, Public
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Argyle 12-7-2005 as Title 11, Ch. 6, of the 2005 Village Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Noxious weeds — See Ch. 326, Art. I.
Abandoned refrigerators — See Ch. 484.
No person shall erect, contrive, cause, continue, maintain or permit to exist any public nuisance within the Village of Argyle.
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.
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.
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.