(A) The owner, occupant, or lessee of any premises in the city shall cause to be removed from said premises any accumulation of garbage and rubbish, and shall keep said premises free and clear of any accumulation of garbage and rubbish at all times.
(B) The City Building Commissioner, or his or her designee, is directed and authorized to issue a five-day written notice to the owner, occupant, or lessee of any premises within the city to remove any garbage and rubbish which has been permitted to accumulate. Such notice shall be served by a member of the Police Department, or by certified mail to the property owner where such accumulation of garbage or rubbish has been permitted, should he or she be a non-resident of the city and/or the property is vacant.
(C) If the owner, occupant, or lessee fails to remove such accumulation of garbage or rubbish within the time prescribed, the City Building Commissioner, or his or her designee, may cause such accumulation to be hauled away. The Clerk-Treasurer shall make a certified statement of the actual cost incurred by the city in such removal, which statement shall be delivered to the owner, occupant, or lessee by a member of the Police Department or by certified mail with return receipt, and such owner, occupant, or lessee shall, within ten days from receipt of such notice, pay such amount to the Clerk-Treasurer.
(D) If the owner, occupant, or lessee fails to pay said sum within the time prescribed, the Clerk-Treasurer shall file a certified copy of the statement of cost in the Auditor’s office of the county, and said Auditor shall place the amount so claimed on the tax duplicate against the owner, occupant, or lessee of such premises affected by said work. The claim shall be collected as taxes are collected, and when so collected, shall be disbursed to the General Fund of the city.
(Prior Code, § 31.10) (Ord. passed 10-17-1962; Ord. 2019-25, passed on 5-13-2020)