§ 151.21 ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE.
   (A)   No person shall fail to comply with the order of the Building Inspector, or the order of the Board of Appeals in case of appeal, within the time stated in the order, or within such additional time as the Board may grant. In the event of such failure, the Building Inspector shall be authorized, at any time thereafter, to enter upon the premises for the purpose of abating the nuisance by demolition and removal of the structure or by taking any other action as may be required.
   (B)   In abating such nuisance, the Building Inspector may call upon any department or division of the village for whatever assistance may be necessary, or may, by private contract, executed by the Mayor or County Sheriff’s Office on behalf of the village, obtain the abatement thereof, and the cost of such private contract shall be paid from village funds specifically authorized by the Council for such purpose.
   (C)   In abating such nuisance, the Building Inspector may go to whatever extent necessary to complete the abatement, and the cost of such action shall be recovered from the owner by the following procedure.
      (1)   The owner shall be billed directly by certified mail for the cost of the abatement. The bill for the cost of the abatement shall be paid within 60 days after receipt of the bill.
      (2)   If costs are not so recovered, then the cost of the abatement shall be levied as an assessment and recovered in accordance with R.C. § 715.261.
   (D)   The equitable remedy provided for in this section is in addition to the penalty provided in § 151.99.
(Prior Code, § 1440.07) (Ord. 86-13, passed 7-14-1986) Penalty, see § 151.99