(A) Any violation of any provision of this chapter shall result in a written warning stating the nature of the violation and giving notice to comply to the offending occupant and landowner if not the occupant. The warning may be achieved by personal service or by mailing by United States certified mail to the owner of the subject real estate and to the occupant of the subject real estate. The notice shall also provide a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction of the violation. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in the notice, permanently cease all violations. The violation must be permanently resolved and corrected within the time limit.
(B) (1) In the event the correction to a violation of § 50.06(A) is not accomplished within the amount of time provided for in division (A) of this section, the city, without any additional notice, may take necessary steps to terminate utility services, including water, to the address deemed in violation.
(2) Additionally, a surcharge of $75 per month is hereby imposed and shall be added to every sewer billing mailed on and after 12-1-2002 to those landowners or occupants who are not in compliance with § 50.06(A). The surcharge shall be added every month, until the property is in compliance. The imposition of the surcharge shall in no way limit the right of the City of Amboy to pursue other remedies available such as the City of Amboy correcting the violation. If the City of Amboy corrects the violation, the offending party shall be charged for the actual cost of the correction. The actual cost, including reasonable charges for labor involved, shall be added to the next regular water, sewer, garbage, or utility billing that the city issues to the address. In the event the occupant of the property is not the owner of the property for real estate tax purposes, the billing for the correction shall be sent to the property owner. Any unpaid amounts of the cost of repair or correction of the deficiency may be certified to Blue Earth County Land Records as an assessment for inclusion in the next year’s real estate taxes to the extent that it remains unpaid.
(3) Any person who shall continue any violation of any provision of this chapter beyond the time limit provided for in division (A) above shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(C) Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall become liable to the city for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned by the city by reason of the violation.
(Ord. 101, passed 1-3-1990; Am. Ord. passed 6-14-1993; Am. Ord. passed 10-7-2002) Penalty, see § 10.99