(A) The City Inspector shall have the authority to order the owner or occupant of any private premises of the city to remove from the premises, at his or her own expense, any of the nuisances defined in § 93.02, within 24 hours, or within such other time as might be reasonable. Failure to comply with the order shall constitute an offense.
(B) The order shall be in writing. It may be served in one of the following manners:
(1) Personally, on the owner or occupant of
the premises or authorized agent thereof, by the City Inspector or a police officer;
(2) By certified mail to the last known address of the owner or his or her authorized agent;
(3) If the address of the owner or agent is unknown and the premises are unoccupied then:
(a) By posting a copy of the order on the premises; and
(b) By publication of the order in at least one issue of a newspaper having general circulation in the city.
(C) (1) If the order is not complied with, the City Inspector may cause the order to be executed and complied with, and the cost thereof shall be certified to the City Clerk. If the owner or occupant is a user of any of the services of the city, the cost of removing or abating the nuisance shall be added to the water bill, sewer bill, sanitation bill or other city utility bill.
(2) The cost shall be treated as a part of a utility bill to which it is added, and it shall become due and payable and be subject to the same regulations relating to delinquency in payment as the utility bill itself. If the owner or occupant is not a user of any city utility service, the cost after certification to the City Clerk, shall be certified to the County Treasurer for collection, as other special taxes are collected.
(3) The cost may also be collected in any other manner as any other debt due the city may be collected.
(D) The procedure for abating a health nuisance described herein is cumulative and in addition to any other procedure authorized by law for abatement.
(Prior Code, § 9-313)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see 63 O.S. §§ 1-1011 to 1-1012