§ 8-712. Bond and entry authorization.

(a)

Pursuant to section 8-703, the applicant seeking said permit shall submit to the Director of Community Development:

(1)

A bond, to be deposited with the Village Treasurer and not to earn interest, equal to the estimated cost of the landscape installation described in the plans submitted to the Director of Community Development as evidenced by a written estimate submitted by the applicant's contractor; and

(2)

An authorization, made on a form to be provided by the Director of Community Development, by the property owner granting the village, or any contractor or other party working at the direction of the village, upon the failure of the applicant to complete the landscape installation described in the plans submitted to the Director of Community Development, permission to enter the property upon said failure and complete the landscape installation described in the plans submitted to the Director of Community Development at the applicant's expense, and apply any bond on deposit to the cost of said completion.

(b)

In the event of an applicant's failure to complete the landscape installation described in the plans submitted to the Director of Community Development, the village may confiscate the bond described in subsection (a)(1) of this section and, using the proceeds thereof, exercise its rights as described in subsection (a)(2) of this section.

(c)

In the event that the village shall incur reasonable expenses exceeding the amount of a bond described in subsection (a)(1) of this section in the course of exercising the rights authorized by the applicant pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section, the applicant shall be liable to the village for such additional expense.

(d)

Nothing herein shall affect or preempt the village's ability to enforce its ordinances through citation or any other means provided for in this Code.

(Code 1993, § 9-13.2)