Upon failure of the owner or person in control of the property in violation to comply with the above-stated notice within the period of time stipulated, the Zoning/Building Inspector shall give notice to the Street Department of the violations, and the Street Department may then proceed to correct the violations. Upon the completion of such labor, the Street Department Supervisor shall determine all costs associated therewith, with labor charges incurred at one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per hour, provided however there shall be a minimum fee of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00). In the event the Village is required to employ outside services for the abatement work, the fee shall be the actual costs of the contract plus fifteen percent for administration charges. The Zoning/Building Inspector shall bill the owner of the property by forwarding said bill in accordance with the notice requirements in Section 1246.09(b). If said bill has not been paid, or written arrangements made to pay such bill, within thirty days of the date of the notice of the bill, the Zoning/Building Inspector may make a return of the total labor costs and any registration fees due to the Columbiana County Auditor of such total charges, which amount shall be entered upon the tax duplicates of the county and be allocated and assessed onto the taxes in accordance with R.C. § 731.54.
(Ord. 2019-19. Passed 2-24-20; Ord. 14-2022. Passed 9-12-22.)