(A) In the event that the owner or responsible party fails to appeal the notice to abate, or upon receipt of the hearing officer’s decision if: (i) no schedule of correction has been issued; or (ii) upon the failure of the owner and responsible part to comply with such schedule if a schedule was included, and if the nuisance condition has not been abated the enforcement officer shall forthwith abate, or cause to be abated, the nuisance condition upon the premises. The enforcement officer is authorized to enter upon private property for this purpose, consistent with the provisions of the U.S. Constitution.
(B) The cost of abatement shall become a personal obligation of the owner and responsible party and may be collected in any legal manner, expressly including as lien or special assessment pursuant to the procedures set forth in this chapter. The cost of abatement of any public nuisance may include: inspection costs; investigation costs; boundary determination and measurement costs; attorneys’ fees and costs; clerical and associated administrative costs; and costs to repair and eliminate all substandard conditions, including costs of consultants and private contractors.
(Ord. 831, passed 5-1-2019)