(A) Upon receiving the report provided for in § 93.052, or upon receipt of equivalent information from any reliable source, the Council shall cause the notices prescribed herein to be given. If any of the conditions specified in § 93.052 exist upon the property, the notice shall order the property to be cleaned of trash or order weeds or grass to be cut, removed, or destroyed within ten days from the date of mailing the notice.
(B) The notice shall order the property owner to clean the property of trash, or to cut or mow the weeds or grass, as appropriate. The notice shall further state that, unless the work is performed within ten days, the city will do the work and a notice of lien shall be filed with the County Clerk against the property for the costs due and owing the municipality. The notice also shall state that any accumulation of trash or excessive weed or grass growth on the property occurring within six months of this notice may be summarily abated by the city.
(C) The owner may request a hearing. An appeal from the decision regarding the existence of hazard as listed in § 93.052 may be appealed to the City Council by filing written notice of appeal with the City Clerk within the ten-day period cited above.
(D) The written notice required herein shall be forwarded by certified mail with return receipt requested to the owner of the property at the address shown by the current year’s tax rolls in the office of the Treasurer of the county. The notice also shall be posted upon the property on the same date that the notice is issued and mailed.
(E) If the owner has not cleaned and/or mowed the property within ten days of the date of notice, the city will enter and perform the work. The city will continue to perform the work for a six-month period without further notice.
(Prior Code, § 8-104) (Ord. 97-1122, passed 9-9-1997) Penalty, see § 93.999