The Hiawatha Property Maintenance Code is hereby amended by deleting Section 112 of the International Property Maintenance Code in its entirety and replacing said section as follows:
112.1 Emergency Measures. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, whenever in the judgment of the Code Enforcement Officer any nuisance is an immediate and imminent threat to life and property, the Code Enforcement Officer may, with or without prior notice as required within, order the nuisance abated and costs assessed against the property for collection in the same manner as a property tax. However, prior to such assessment, the City shall give the property owner notice as provided by the Code of Iowa and this Code of Ordinances.