(A) (1) If the building owner fails to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter, the city building official is authorized to take all reasonable actions necessary to abate the public health nuisance including, but not limited to, contracting with a city approved environmental hazard testing and cleaning firm to conduct the work outlined in § 98.07 of this chapter.
(2) The building official is also authorized to provide a copy of the declaration of public health nuisance to the lien and/or mortgage holders of the affected site to help assure that persons with interest in the site have access to information about the declaration of public health nuisance.
(B) If the costs to clean the site or to clean the personal property at the site are prohibitively high in relation to the value of the site or the personal property, the city is authorized to remove or demolish the site, structure or building and/or dispose of the personal property therein. These actions shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of M.S. Chapter 463, as it may be amended from time to time, together with any amendments or modifications thereto.
(C) If the city abates the public health nuisance, in addition to any other legal remedy, the city shall be entitled to recover all of its out of pocket costs plus an additional 25% of the costs for administrative and legal expense. The city may recover costs by civil action against the owner of the site or by assessing the costs as a special charge against the site as taxes and special assessments are certified and collected pursuant to M.S. § 429.101, as it may be amended from time to time, or according to the provisions of M.S. Chapter 463, as it may be amended from time to time, together with any amendments or modifications thereto.
(Ord. 2005-01, passed 5-23-2005)