§ 14.25. Removal By City.

(A)

If after fifteen (15) days from the date of the notice, no written appeal has been filed and the condition described in the notice has not been remedied, the code official, or his or her designee, shall cause the condition to be remedied by the City at the expense of the property owner. If a written appeal has been filed and the finding of public nuisance is upheld, the code official, or said designee, may cause the condition to be remedied by the City at the expense of the property owner unless the Code Enforcement Board directs otherwise.

(B)

If a written appeal has been filed and the finding of public nuisance is reversed, the City will not assess any costs or administrative penalties against the property, although such administrative penalties would otherwise be authorized by Section 14.27 herein.

(C)

In cases involving major nuisance conditions requiring immediate, direct action to abate hazards imminently dangerous to the health, welfare or safety of the public, the City may, upon authorization by the code official or his or her designee, cause the conditions to be immediately remedied by City-authorized lot cleaning. Notice of said lot cleaning shall be given within five (5) days after the lot cleaning and according to the procedures detailed in Section 14.24 above, except that the notice shall explain that the property contained hazards requiring immediate remedy, that the lot has already been cleaned, and that the property owner has fifteen (15) days from the date of the notice to apply to the Code Enforcement Board to show why costs of cleaning should not be assessed against his or her property. Said emergency lot cleaning shall be at the expense of the property owner; however, the property owner may make a written request for a hearing before the Board as provided above within fifteen (15) days from the date of notice that his or her lot had to be cleaned and that a charge is being assessed therefore.

(Ord. No. 2018-33, § 2, 8-6-2018, eff. 1-1-2019, Doc. #1808061204)