(A) The Board of Health may require the owner, duly authorized agent or tenant of any lot or land within the zoning jurisdiction of the city which contains refuse or where refuse is upon the streets or alleys abutting the lot or land to remove the refuse.
(B) Notice shall be given to each owner or owner’s duly authorized agent and to the tenant, if any, by personal service or by certified mail. After providing notice, the city through its proper offices shall, in addition to other proper remedies, remove the refuse or cause it to be removed, from the lot or land and streets, roads or alleys, unless removed by the owner, agent or tenant within a reasonable time specified in the notice (not to exceed two weeks).
(C) If the Mayor declares that the accumulation of refuse upon any lot or land constitutes an immediate nuisance and hazard to public health and safety, the city shall remove the refuse, or cause it to be removed, from the lot or land within 48 hours after notice.
(D) Whenever the city removes any refuse, or causes it to be removed, from any lot or land pursuant to this section, it shall, after a hearing conducted by the City Council, assess the cost of the removal against the lot or land pursuant to the statutes of the State of Nebraska, including Neb. RS 18-1752.
(1998 Code, § 4-207)