(1) Any standing water on private property which has become a breeding source for mosquitoes is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and an immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Cudahy.

(2) When the city manager, or officers under his direction, acting under any authority vested in him or her finds any standing water on private property which has become a breeding source for mosquitoes, said officer may issue a written order to abate the standing water or other condition within the city of Cudahy that endangers the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Cudahy. The owner or other persons or person responsible for the private property where the breeding source was found shall have 72 hours to abate or eliminate the condition which created the breeding source for mosquitoes. Any owner or responsible person who fails to comply with a 72-hour nuisance abatement order issued pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor pursuant to this chapter.

(3) If any officer as described in this code who is lawfully on private property finds a nuisance as described above and is unable to contact the owner or other person or persons responsible for the private property in question within 24 hours, said officer may summarily abate the nuisance at no cost to the owner or responsible person. If a nuisance has been abated without the knowledge or permission of the owner or other responsible person, then the abating officer shall post a notice on the property in a prominent place that explains exactly where and what steps were taken to abate the nuisance.

(4) If an owner or responsible person who has been cited to abate a nuisance within 72 hours fails to do so, any officer described herein may then summarily abate the nuisance. All costs incurred to abate the nuisance pursuant to this chapter shall be a personal obligation against the owner or person or persons responsible for the creation or maintenance of the nuisance. In the event said costs exceed $100.00, they shall be recovered in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 596 § 1, 2005. 2002 Code § 9-8.14).