(a) Should the nuisance not be abated as ordered under Section 1505.03 at the expiration of the time stated in such notice, the Fire Chief shall have the right to enter upon such premises and to abate the nuisance found thereon. In abating such nuisance he may go to whatever extent may be necessary to complete the abatement of the same and should it be practicable to sell
or salvage any material derived in the aforesaid abatement he may sell the same at private or public sale at the best price obtainable and shall keep an account of the proceeds thereof. Such proceeds, if any, shall be deposited in the General Fund of the City and any difference between the amount so received and the cost of the abatement shall be levied as an assessment against the aforesaid property by Council, certified to the Sandusky County Auditor and collected as any other assessment by the City. Should the proceeds of the sale of such salvaged material exceed the cost of such abatement, the overage, if any, shall be paid to the owner of the premises from which such nuisance was abated when his proper claim therefor is established. In abating such nuisance the Fire Chief may call upon the Department of Public Safety-Service for whatever assistance may be necessary or may, by private contract, obtain the abatement thereof if such private contract is first authorized by Council.
(b) The remedy provided in this section shall be in addition to any penalty provided in Section 1505.99.
(c) If the owner, within thirty days thereafter fails, neglects or refuses to repay the Fire Chief the expenses thereby incurred by him in abating the public nuisance, the City Auditor shall certify such expenses, together with a twenty-five percent (25%) penalty thereon to the County Auditor, and the Auditor shall enter such expenses on the tax duplicate of the County as a special charge against the real estate on which such building is or was situated, and the same shall be collected as other taxes and, when collected, shall together with the penalty thereon be refunded to the City.
(d) The City may also elect to file a Mechanic’s Lien against the property owner with the costs of the filing assessed to the property owner.
(Ord. 2019-3976. Passed 9-5-19.)