(a) Upon receipt of a copy of a “Notice of Discontinuation of Service” that is properly transmitted pursuant to the provisions in this chapter from the collection contractor due to non-payment, the Public Works Director and/or the Director's designee shall determine if an accumulation of uncollected solid waste, recyclable materials or yard waste at a residential unit constitutes a hazard and or public nuisance, and if warranted in his or her discretion, he or she shall be authorized to enter the property and cause the hazard or public nuisance to be eliminated and abated by use of Municipal personnel and equipment, or by the hiring of private individuals and equipment for such elimination.
(b) In the event that the owner of a residential unit that is not receiving solid waste, recyclable materials and yard waste collection service from the collection contractor for non-payment fails to pay such expenses incurred by the Municipality pursuant to division (a), above, within five days after being notified in writing of the amount due by the Public Works Director or the Director's designee, such expenses shall be certified by the Public Works Director to the County Auditor and placed upon the tax duplicate for collection as a special assessment and thereupon shall be collected as other taxes and assessments. Such expenses shall include any administrative costs established by the Director of Public Works, plus any other appropriate fees or fines. The notification of expenses incurred by the Public Works Director or the Director's designee may be made by ordinary mail addressed to the owner at the address listed in the County tax records.
(c) The recovery of costs by the Municipality pursuant to this section is a remedy in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed for a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 25-2014. Passed 2-24-14; Ord. 43-2014. Passed 4-14-14; Ord. 114-2014. Passed 9-8-14.)