(a) If the owner fails to comply with a Notice of Violation and either fails to file an appeal or loses his appeal, the Code Official may cause the violations to be corrected, and for such purposes, he may, with the approval of the Mayor, hire necessary labor and equipment or use City forces and equipment to carry out and complete such demolition project in compliance with this Chapter. The cost of any such work shall be deducted from the deposit described in Section 1337.04(f). If any amount is left from such deposit after the City has performed the work, such balance shall be returned to the person who deposited it. If the cost of the work exceeds the collected deposit amount, the balance shall be charged to the owner or the applicant and/or the owner of the property.
(b) If the deposit amount is insufficient to pay for the cost of the work, the owner of the property shall be notified in writing of the expenses incurred by the City to correct the violations and complete the demolition project in compliance with this Chapter. The notifications shall be sent by ordinary U.S. mail addressed to the owner at the address listed in the Crawford County tax records.
(c) The expenses of correcting any violations and completing the demolition in compliance with this Chapter shall include, without limitation, the following costs to the City:
(1) Administration and supervision,
(2) Transportation of equipment,
(3) Equipment rental,
(4) Equipment operation, and,
(5) Incidental labor.
(d) In the event the owner of the property fails to pay such expenses within thirty (30) days of notification, such expenses shall be certified by the Mayor to the County Auditor and shall be entered upon the tax duplicate as a lien upon such property and shall be collected as other taxes and assessments and returned to the General Fund of the City.
(e) The authority provided by this section for the Code Official or his designee to enter upon private property, together with the labor and equipment necessary to correct any violations and complete the demolition project in compliance with this Chapter and to cause the cost thereof to be certified to the County Auditor as a lien upon such property shall be in addition to the penalty provided in Section 1337.99.
(Ord. 2010-18. Passed 6-22-10.)