(a) Should the nuisance, as defined in Section 561.01, not be abated at the expiration of the time stated in the notice or any extensions granted by the review board director or such additional time as the Nuisance Appeals Board may grant, the Review Board Director shall be authorized at any time thereafter to grant entry to the premises and the owner shall permit him/her entry to abate the nuisance by taking such other action as is deemed appropriate to abate the nuisance or lessen the severity of the public nuisance. In abating such nuisance, the Review Board Director may call on any department, division, or bureau of the City for whatever assistance may be necessary to abate such public nuisance as aforesaid. In the event that a fire occurs on the premises of a nuisance structure between the time it is declared a public nuisance and the time such nuisance is fully abated, the reasonable expenses incurred by the City as a result of the services provided by the Department of Fire shall be included in the cost of abating or lessening the severity of the nuisance. The cost of abating or lessening the severity of such nuisance shall be recovered in the manner provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) The cost of abating or lessening the severity of such public nuisance, or of such other action taken by the city pursuant to this chapter, shall be recovered in the following manner:
(1) The owner or owners shall be billed directly by certified mail for the cost of abating or lessening the severity of such public nuisance. The bill for the cost thereof shall be paid within 60 days after receipt of the bill.
(2) If the costs are not so recovered, the city may collect the costs by any of the following methods:
A. The City may cause the costs of abating or lessening the severity of such public nuisance to be levied as an assessment and recovered in accordance with Ohio R.C. 715.261.
B. The City may commence a civil action to recover the costs from the owner, as provided in Ohio R.C. 715.261.
(Ord. 35-15. Passed 11-5-15.)