Where no other procedure is made specifically applicable by other provisions of the City Code, any structure, condition or activity prohibited by this chapter may be abated by the City Manager, or his or her designee, in accordance with the procedure set forth herein.
(a) The City Manager, or his or her designee, shall investigate the existence of the alleged condition of blight or nuisance to determine whether or not the blight or nuisance exists and to further determine the person who has created or is committing or maintaining such condition of blight or nuisance.
(b) The City Manager, or his or her designee, shall then give written notice to the person responsible for the creation, commission or maintenance of such blight or nuisance, specifying the nature of the blight or nuisance, the corrective action to be taken to abate the blight or nuisance, the time allowed for abatement of such condition of blight or nuisance (which shall be a reasonable period of time from the date of the notice), and shall contain a reference to or summary of the provision(s) of this chapter constituting a violation. In the case of a blight or nuisance capable of re-occurring during a single season, a single notice may be utilized to identify and provide notice for all violations occurring during that single season. Such notice shall be delivered either to the party responsible by first class United States mail or delivered directly to the person responsible. Failure of the City Manager, or his or her designee, to give notice shall not constitute a defense to any action to enforce the payment of any penalty provided for, or debt or lien created or authorized by the provisions of this chapter. The City Manager, or his or her designee, may grant an extension of time to abate of not more than 30 days for good cause shown.
(c) If the condition of blight or nuisance is not abated within the period of time provided to the person responsible for the creation, commission or maintenance of the violation, the City Manager, or his or her designee, shall make arrangements to have the blight or nuisance abated utilizing City employees or a City contractor.
(Ord. 503. Passed 6-4-13; Ord. 580. Passed 2-7-24.)