(A) Upon a failure to comply with a compliance order within the time set therein, and no appeal having been taken, or upon failure to comply with a modified compliance order within the time set therein, the criminal penalty established hereunder notwithstanding, the City Council, after due notice to the owner, may by resolution cause the cited deficiency to be remedied as set forth in the compliance order.
(B) The cost of such remedy is a lien against the subject real estate and may be levied and collected as a special assessment in the manner provided by M.S. Ch. 429, as it may be amended from time to time, for any of the reasons set forth in M.S. § 429.101, Subd. 1, as it may be amended from time to time, and specifically for the removal or elimination of public health or safety hazards from private property. The assessment may be payable in a single installment, or in multiple installments as determined by the City Council.
(C) It is the intent of this section to authorize the city to utilize all of the provisions of M.S. Ch. 429, as it may be amended from time to time, to promote the public’s health, safety and general welfare.
(Ord. passed - -2012)