The owners and occupants of privately owned real properties shall destroy any weeds existing on their premises. The manner of destruction shall not endanger or infringe upon the full use and enjoyment of adjoining properties and structures. All residual weed material shall be safely removed from the premises. The city clerk, chief of police or their designee may cause notice to be issued by certified mail or by personal service to the owners or occupants of such premises, describing with particularity the property in question, stating the weeds thereon to be a nuisance, and advising that the weeds must be destroyed within a specified time period of not less than seven (7) days. The notice may designate a maximum of three (3) specific dates by which the weeds need to be cut. If multiple dates are given in the notice, the appeal right shall run from the date the notice is received. Within seven (7) days of receipt of the notice, each owner or occupant so notified may file with the city clerk a written appeal, which shall be decided by the city council at its next regular meeting. The time period specified in the notice shall be tolled during the pendency of the appeal. If no appeal is filed the mayor may cause the weeds to be removed by employees of the city or by others whom the mayor shall designate. The city may obtain reimbursement of the resultant costs by causing a special assessment to be levied against the premises whereon the weeds are situated, in accordance with the provisions of Idaho Code section 50-1008. Such assessment shall include, in addition to the costs of physically removing the weeds from the premises, a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) as reimbursement of the city's administrative cost in enforcing the provisions of this chapter and removing the weeds from the premises. (Ord. 355 §1, 1991)