(A) The Ordinance Enforcer shall inspect the property after the time limit for abatement, which is specified in the notice to the property owner, to determine whether the violation has been abated. If the landowner has failed to abate the violation, then the Ordinance Enforcer, or the designee, may issue to the landowner a citation for an ordinance violation which states the relevant offenses of this subchapter, and the matter may be prosecuted in the appropriate court by the City Attorney.
(B) If the person notified to abate a nuisance neglects or fails to abate as directed, the city may perform the action required to abate, keeping an accurate account of the expenses incurred. An itemized expense shall be certified and filed with the Clerk-Treasurer.
(C) Any judgement taken in any lawsuit filed by the City Attorney shall include the amount of any fine, court costs, and attorney fees incurred by the city to prosecute the action if said amounts are not paid by the defendant within 30 days of the date of judgement and said amounts shall be a lien against real property involved in the violation owned by the defendant and shall be collected the same as collection of costs of abatement as set out in said ordinance the same as delinquent real estate taxes.
(Ord. 4344, passed 3-3-03; Am. Ord. 4798, passed 8-7-06)