§ 96.36 ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO ABATE DANGEROUS WEEDS.

   (A)   The city may immediately abate, without notice, weeds that:

      (1)   Have grown higher than 48 inches; and

      (2)   Are an immediate danger to the health, life, or safety of any person.

   (B)   Not later than the tenth day after the date the city abates weeds under this section, the city shall give notice to the owner of the property from which the weeds were abated in the manner required by § 96.33 of this chapter.

   (C)   The notice shall contain:

      (1)   An identification, which is not required to be a legal description, of the property;

      (2)   A description of the violation of the ordinance that occurred on the property;

      (3)   A statement that the city abated the weeds; and

      (4)   An explanation of the property owner's right to request an administrative hearing about the city's abatement of the weeds.

   (D)   The city shall conduct an administrative hearing on the abatement of the weeds under this section if, not later than the thirtieth day after the date of the abatement of the weeds, the owner of the property files a written request for a hearing with the City Manager.

   (E)   An administrative hearing conducted under this section shall be conducted by the City Manager or his designee not later than the twentieth day after the date a request for a hearing is filed. The owner may testify or present any witnesses or written information relating to the city's abatement of the weeds.

   (F)   The city may assess expenses and create liens under this section as it assesses expenses and creates liens under § 96.35 of this chapter. A lien created under this section is subject to the same conditions as a lien created under § 96.35 of this chapter.

   (G)   The authority of the city under this section is in addition to the authority granted in § 96.33 of this chapter.

(Ord. 11-2018-96, passed 11-27-18)