(A) Where necessary to protect public safety or water resources, including lakes, streams, regulated wetlands, and other receiving bodies of water, the agent, through a Circuit Court abatement proceeding, may seek a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction from the court authorizing entry onto private property for the purpose of initiating emergency action to abate imminent and substantial danger and risk.
(B) Except as otherwise provided through maintenance agreements, the property owner shall reimburse the city and/or Charlevoix County for all expenses incurred as a result of the emergency action, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees, administrative costs, and the costs of any remedial action taken to abate the emergency condition.
(Ord. 810, passed 11-18-2019)