(A) If, after a finding by the district court that any person is in violation of this chapter, the city, through its Mayor or his designee, shall issue an order to the property owner to remove the discarded items as described in this chapter from the property or premises, which are the subject of the violation.
(B) The order shall allow the property owner ten (10) days to remove any discarded items from the subject property. The ten (10) day period shall commence with the date of mailing of the order by certified mail to the property owner. Removal of discarded items by the property owner will be at the property owners expense.
(C) After ten (10) days have expired and all discarded items have not been removed, then in that event, the city shall have the authority to enter upon private property of the convicted offender and remove any and all discarded items therefrom. The cost to the city of removing the discarded items from the private property shall be at the property owners' expense.
(D) Upon removal of the discarded items from the private property by the city, the city shall cause a billing to be forwarded to the property owner to reimburse the city for the cost of removal of the discarded items. The property owner shall have ten (10) days to pay the billing. The ten (10) day payment period shall commence with the date of the billing.
(E) If the bill is not paid within the ten (10) day period, the city may, at its option, place a lien on the real property with the County Clerk, for the actual cost of removal of the discarded items from the property. The lien would bear interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum. The lien shall be enforceable as a real property lien under Kentucky law, including foreclosure for collection on the lien.
(Ord. 1996-07, passed 3-12-96) Penalty, see § 90.99