(A) If the landowner fails to remove the weeds or other rank vegetation within the time prescribed in § 98.02 as determined by the Building Commissioner or the Building Commissioner's designee, the city may remove the weeds or other rank vegetation using its own employees or by hiring a private contractor for said removal. If the city exercises its right to remove said weeds or other rank vegetation, the Clerk-Treasurer shall make a certified statement of the actual cost incurred by the city in the removal and deliver said statement along with a demand for payment to the landowner to the landowner's last known address by regular U.S. first-class mail. The landowner shall pay the amount demanded in the Clerk-Treasurer's certified statement within ten days of the date of the notice mailed to the landowner.
(B) For purposes of calculating the costs incurred by the city to remove a landowner's weeds or other rank vegetation using its own employees, the city shall be entitled to recover from the landowner $75 per man hour with a minimum fee of $75. The city shall also be entitled to recover any equipment rental costs, fuel costs, and any other reasonable costs incurred as a result of removing a landowner's weeds or other rank vegetation.
(C) If the landowner fails to pay the amount demanded in the Clerk-Treasurer's certified statement within the time prescribed herein, the Clerk-Treasurer shall cause to be filed in the Office of the Auditor for Lawrence County a certified copy of the Clerk-Treasurer's statement of costs and same shall become a lien upon the real estate located within the City of Bedford until said amount is paid in full. The Auditor shall place the amount claimed on a tax duplicate for the real estate affected and said amount shall be collected as taxes are collected and shall be disbursed to the City of Bedford General Fund.
(Ord. 16-1966, passed 7-11-66; Am. Ord. 11-2020, passed 8-17-20)