(a) Upon the failure of the owner of property to abate a public nuisance after notice thereof, within the time prescribed in such notice, the Director of Community Development may authorize the abatement of the nuisance by the city in the manner set forth herein.
(b) Where the estimated cost of abating the nuisance is $500 or less, or where the property owner pays the city the estimated cost of abating the nuisance, regardless of the amount thereof, within the time prescribed in the notice, the Director of Community Development may authorize its abatement by the city without any additional approval.
(c) Where the estimated cost of abating the nuisance is greater than $500 but less than $7,500, and the owner has not paid to the city the estimated cost of abating the nuisance in the time prescribed in the notice, the Director of Community Development may authorize its abatement by the city upon the written approvals of the Director of Finance, the Director of Law and the Mayor.
(d) Where the estimated cost of abating the nuisance is greater than $7,500, and the owner has not paid to the city the estimated cost of abating the nuisance in the time prescribed in the notice, the Director of Community Development may authorize its abatement by the city upon the approval, by ordinance, of Council.
(e) Regardless of the estimated cost of abating a public nuisance by the city as determined herein, the owner shall be responsible for payment to the city of the actual costs incurred by the city in abating the nuisance, if not abated by the owner within the time prescribed in the notice. Should the city’s actual costs in abating such nuisance be less than the estimate, and the owner has paid to the city an amount equal to such estimated amount, then the city shall refund to the owner the amount of the difference.
(f) The Director of Community Development shall annually advise Council, in writing, of those public nuisances abated by the city pursuant to this chapter, and the costs thereof, as to each property. Council may assess the same, plus administrative costs, upon the real estate from which the nuisance originated, where such costs have not been paid by the owner thereof to the city.