The Housing Manager or certified Building Official, upon finding that a nuisance exists in matters involving sidewalks, weeds, tall grass, landscaping, unsecured vacant property, or abandoned unusable property or other debris, may cause written notice or order to be served on the owner of the real estate. The notice or order shall set forth the nature of the nuisance, the estimate of the cost of abating the nuisance if done by the City, a reasonable time determined by the Housing Manager or certified Building Official within which the owner shall abate the nuisance or pay the estimated cost to the City, and the statement that unless the nuisance is abated within the stated time it may be abated by the City and the cost of abatement assessed on the real estate involved, and the City may prosecute the owner or occupant for failure to comply with the order. Such notice or order of abatement may be issued by the Housing Manager or certified Building Official or both without reporting the notice or order to Council. In case the City abates the nuisance and the cost is not paid within 30 days, the Housing Manager or certified Building Official shall report the fact to Council, which may assess the same on the real estate from which the nuisance originated.
(Ord. 86-2006. Passed 5-15-06; Ord. 179-2006. Passed 10-16-06.)