In cases of emergency, where delay in abatement required to complete the procedure and notice requirements as set forth in Section 16C-203 or this section will permit a continuing nuisance to unreasonably endanger public health, safety, or welfare, the City Council may order summary enforcement and abate the nuisance. To proceed with summary enforcement, the city official designated with enforcement authority shall determine that a public nuisance exists or is being maintained on premises in the city and that delay in abatement will unreasonably endanger public health, safety, or welfare. The designated official shall notify in writing the occupant or owner of the premises of the nature of the nuisance, whether public health, safety, or welfare will be unreasonably endangered by delay in abatement required to complete the procedure set forth in Section 16C-203 and may order that the nuisance be immediately terminated or abated. If the nuisance is not immediately terminated or abated, the City Council may order summary enforcement and abate the nuisance. Nothing in this section shall prevent the city, without notice or other process, from immediately abating any conditions that poses an imminent and serious hazard to human life or safety.
[§ 16C-204, added by Ord. No. 94-3, effective September 9, 1994, amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007, amended by Ord. No. 22-08, effective December 28, 2022.]