(A) If the property is filled or brought into compliance by the city, the code enforcement officer will present a bill to the property owner by certified mail or hand delivery. The bill will be based on the cost of filling the owner's property, including the cost of transporting and placing the sand, or otherwise bringing the property into compliance with the renourishment. The bill will set forth the amount owed by the property owner along with an explanation for how the amount was calculated. The property owner will have 60 days to pay the bill.
(B) If the property owner has not fully paid the bill within 60 days or made other arrangements with the code enforcement officer, the bill plus any costs of collection will constitute a lien against the property in the manner provided by law, and the city or code enforcement officer may undertake collection of the bill plus the costs of collection by any legal means, including filing a recorded lien against the property in the amount of the bill plus the costs of collection, initiating an action to collect on the bill plus the costs of collection or to foreclose on the lien in the Charleston County Court of Common Pleas, or assessing a fee or tax against the property in the amount of the bill plus the costs of collection.
(Ord. 31-17, passed 12-12-17)