662.03 ABATEMENT OF CERTAIN NUISANCES WITHOUT DECLARATION OF COUNCIL; NOTICE TO OWNER OF REAL ESTATE.
(a) The Service Director or Building Commissioner, upon finding that a nuisance exists in matters involving sidewalks, weeds, tall grass, landscaping, or abandoned unusable personal property or other debris, may cause written notice to be served on the owner of the real estate. The notice shall set forth the following items and be sent by certified mail to the tax mailing address of the owner of the real estate or by posting the notice on the real estate:
(1) The nature of the nuisance;
(2) The estimate of the cost of abating the same if done by the City;
(3) A reasonable time determined by the Service Director or Building Commissioner within which the owner shall abate the nuisance or pay the estimated cost to the City; and
(4) The statement that unless the nuisance is abated within the stated time, it may be abated by the City and the cost of abatement assessed on the real estate involved, and the City may prosecute the owner for failure to comply with the notice.
Such notice of abatement may be issued by the Service Director or Building Commissioner or both without reporting same to Council. After five (5) days of mailing or positioning the notice, the City may, through its employees, or by direct employment of labor, abate the nuisance. If the cost is not paid within the time fixed by the Service Director or Building Commissioner, the Service Director or Building Commissioner shall report the fact to Council which may assess the cost incurred by use of City employees or by direct employment on the real estate from which the nuisance originated in the same manner as other taxes and assessments are collected. The remedy herein shall be in addition to the penalty provided for in subsection (b) hereof.
(b) If an owner of real estate fails to abate the nuisance herein, the owner is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. The penalty shall be as provided in Chapter 698.
(Ord. 2011-16. Passed 5-10-11.)