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Section (d) Signs/Markings — When required pursuant to this section signs or markings shall be applied on the front of the property, and elsewhere as the fire chief may require, at or above the second floor level and shall not be placed over doors windows or other openings. All signs/markings shall be visible from the street and when requested by the fire chief shall be placed on the sides and rear of the property. Signs markings shall be a minimum of 24 inches by 24 inches, with lines of 2 inch width, and shall have a reflective background, or be painted with reflective paint in contrasting colors. Signs/markings shall be applied directly on the surface of the property, and shall state the date of posting and the most recent date of inspection by the fire chief and director. Section (e) Enforcement—Failure to comply with any provision of paragraph (c) above shall be punished by a fine of five hundred ($500.00) dollars with each day of violation constituting a separate offence. This section may also be enforced by civil, criminal process or non-criminal process including injunctive relief. The director and or the fire chief shall be enforcing persons for purposes of this section. Section (f) The director or fire chief, upon being informed of the existence of a vacant or foreclosing property without a certificate of building closure, shall cause notice to issue to the owner of the status of said property and shall order said person to immediately obtain a certificate of building closure. If any person fails to comply with said order, the fire chief or director may enter the premises to inspect, secure, and mark the property, and/or remove rubbish or overgrowth, or to abate a stagnant pool of water. The fire chief or director may also seek enforcement pursuant to section (e). Section (g) Expenses — The owner of a vacant or foreclosing property who fails to obtain a certificate of building closure as required herein, shall be liable to the Town of Mashpee for expenses incurred by the Town of Mashpee in securing such property, for removing rubbish and overgrowth and/or for abating stagnant pools of water. The director shall provide the owner with a written statement of all costs associated with inspecting, securing, and marking the property, and removing rubbish or overgrowth, or abating stagnant pools of water. If the owner fails to pay or reimburse the town of Mashpee within seven days of notice of expenses the Town of Mashpee shall draw down upon the bond paid by the owner as required in subsection 10, above. If there is no bond available, the director shall record the notice of claim in the {county} District Registry of Deeds(or the Land Court Department)forthwith, establishing a lien on the property for the balance due Section (h) No owner of a vacant or foreclosing property shall allow said property to become or remain unsecured, or to contain an accumulation of rubbish, or to contain overgrowth, or to have a stagnant pool of water. If it appears that any vacant or foreclosing property is unsecured, contains rubbish, overgrowth, or a stagnant pool of water, the director shall send written notification to the owner, requiring that the owner promptly secure the property, remove the rubbish or overgrowth, or abate the stagnant pool of water. If the owner fails to comply with any order issued pursuant to this provision (h), the fire chief or director may immediately seek to obtain the proceeds secured by the bond filed pursuant to paragraph(c) (11)herein and shall enter upon the premises and cause the property to be inspected, secured, and marked, or to remove rubbish, overgrowth, or stagnant pools using said proceeds. 44