(A) There is hereby established the position of Nuisance Inspector whose duties it shall be to enforce the provisions of this subchapter. Until another person is designated, the City Council shall enforce the provisions of this subchapter. More than one person may be appointed to act as Nuisance Inspector under this section.
(B) The Nuisance Inspector is authorized to:
(1) Perform all functions necessary to enforce the provisions of this subchapter; and
(2) Inspect or cause to be inspected, as often as needed, all buildings, structures, lots, or places for the purpose of determining whether such are in compliance with the provisions of this subchapter.
(C) If the Nuisance Inspector concludes that there exists an objectionable condition in violation of this subchapter, the Inspector shall:
(1) Ascertain the names of the owners and occupants and descriptions of the premises where such objects and conditions exist; and
(2) Serve notice in writing upon the owner and occupant of such premises, either personally or by mailing notice, postage prepaid, addressed to the owner and occupant at his, her, or their last known post office addresses, as disclosed by the records of the County Assessor or as otherwise ascertained, requiring such owner or occupant, or both, as the case may be, to eradicate or destroy and remove the same within such time as the Inspector may designate, provided that any person notified pursuant to this division (C)(2) shall be given at least ten but not more than 20 days, as determined by the Inspector following the date of service of such notice, to correct the objectionable condition. The notice shall:
(a) Contain a specific statement of the nature of the violation and generally describe the premises on which the violation exists;
(b) Inform the owner, occupant, or other person that in the event he, she, or they disagrees with the determination of the Inspector and does not wish to comply with the provisions of the notice or that he, she, or they objects to the factual or legal basis for the notice, he, she, or they may request in writing a hearing before the Nuisance Abatement Board of Appeals (“NABA”) at a time and place to be set by the NABA; and
(c) Inform the person that in the event he, she, or they fails or neglects to correct the objectionable conditions, the city will correct the objectionable condition by either a court action, in which case he, she, or they will be assessed such costs together with reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, or will charge the cost of correcting the violation against the property as a tax.
(Ord. 2007-01, passed 1-10-2007)