(A) If, after issuance of the Declaration of Public Health Nuisance and the abatement order, the city is unable to locate the property owner or the property owner fails to arrange appropriate assessment and cleanup, the City Health Official is authorized to initiate the on-site assessment and cleanup.
(B) The city may initiate on-site assessment and cleanup before the expiration of the ten-day period in § 94.13(A) if the Health Authority deems the situation to be an immediate public health hazard.
(C) The city may abate the nuisance by removing any hazardous structure, building, or otherwise, in accordance with M.S. Chapter 463.
(D) If the city abates the public health nuisance, it may recover all costs associated with such abatement. In addition to any other legal remedy, the city may recover costs by civil action against the person or persons who own the property or by assessing such costs as a special tax against the property in the manner that taxes and special assessments are certified and collected pursuant to M.S. § 429.101 and §§ 94.06 and 94.07 of this chapter.
(E) Nothing in this chapter is intended to limit the owner's, occupant's or the city's right to pursue an action authorized by law to recover costs incurred from the persons contributing to or operating a clandestine drug lab or from any other lawful source.
(Ord. 2005-1030, passed 1-10-05)