§ 13-46  ABATEMENT BY CITY - GENERALLY.
   (A)   In the event that no hearing shall have been requested as provided for in this article or the City Manager or City Council, after such hearing, shall have ordered such nuisance to be abated and such nuisance shall not have been abated within the period specified, then the city shall have the right to take possession of the inoperative or junked vehicle and remove it from the premises and may cause a complaint to be filed against such owner in the Municipal Court for violation of provisions of this article, or both.
   (B)   To effect abatement, the city may cause the nuisance to be abated by employees for the city or, in the alternative, may prepare appropriate specifications, advertise for bids and award a contract for such abatement to the lowest and best bidder. The cost of abating any such nuisance, in each and every instance where abated, shall be borne by the property owner and shall be assessed as hereinafter provided. It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere, hinder, or to refuse to allow such person or persons to enter upon private property for the purpose of removing a vehicle under the provisions of this article.
   (C)   If the city causes the removal of abandoned or wrecked vehicles, and the like, any subsequent accumulations of the same on the property occurring within a six-month period may be declared to be a nuisance and may be summarily abated without further notice to the property owner. At the time of each such summary abatement the City Manager or his or her designee shall notify the property owner of the abatement and the costs thereof.
(Ord. 3203, passed 7-7-09)