A. Failure To Comply; Abatement By City; Costs: Every person, firm, company or corporation owning or occupying any lots, lands, or premises situated within the corporate limits of the city shall, within the time fixed by section 3-3-1 of this chapter and after the notice as provided in section 3-3-1 of this chapter, keep continuously destroyed, weeded out, cut down, and obliterated all such deleterious, unsightly and injurious weeds and noxious weeds, grasses and growths in or on any and all such lots, lands or premises so owned or occupied by such person, firm, company or corporation, in the manner described and in accordance with the provisions of section 3-3-1 of this chapter, and, in the event that such deleterious, unsightly and injurious weeds and noxious weeds, grasses and growths are not so continuously destroyed, weeded out, cut down and obliterated, the mayor and the city council shall cause deleterious, unsightly and injurious weeds and noxious weeds, grasses and growths to be cut down, weeded out and destroyed and the costs and expenses of such destruction in cutting down, weeding out and obliterating the same shall be assessed against such property as general taxes, and collectible as other general state, county and municipal taxes or at its option the city may elect to sue the resident and/or the owner in the proper state court for such expenses and costs.
B. Notice To Clean Up; Deadline: The resident and/or property owner shall be notified in person, or via certified mail or regular mail or by posting notice on the property, of the violation and be instructed to clean up the property. The resident and/or property owner shall have ten (10) days after notification to bring their property in compliance with City ordinances. After said ten (10) days have passed, the property will be reinspected. If the violation has been corrected, no further action will be pursued by the City and the owner/occupant will be given a written statement that the violation has been corrected as of the date of the written statement. Without a written statement, the violation will not be deemed corrected.
C. Failure To Initiate Correction; Additional Time: If the violation has not been corrected, the City may initiate the correction of the violation in accordance with section 3-3-4 of this chapter. In instances where the property owner has made a concerted effort to correct the violation but requires additional time, the City Code Enforcement Officer may give written authorization for additional time to bring their property into compliance with City ordinances. (1974 Code § 8-503)