Upon failure to comply with a compliance order within the time set therein, and no appeal having been taken, or upon failure to comply with a modified compliance order within the time set therein, the criminal penalty established hereunder notwithstanding, the City Council, after due notice to the owner, may by resolution declare the condition to constitute a public nuisance and cause the cited deficiency to be remedied as set forth in the compliance order. The cost of such remedy shall be a lien against the subject real estate and may be levied and collected as a special assessment in accordance with M.S. Chapter 429, as it may be amended from time to time, for abatement of nuisances and specifically for the removal or elimination of public health or safety hazards from private property. Any assessment levied thereunder shall be payable in a single installment unless a different payment schedule is authorized by Council resolution. The intent of this section is to authorize the city to utilize all of the provisions of this code and of Minnesota law to protect the public's health, safety and general welfare.
(Ord. 1532, passed 11-26-07)