(a) Notice of violation and citation. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of housing advocacy and community development, citation officers as specifically authorized by ordinance, or others authorized by ordinance to act as code enforcement officers to serve or cause to be served a notice of violation or citation upon the owner of any premises on which there is kept or maintained any nuisance in violation of the provisions of this chapter. If issued, such notice of violation shall describe the nuisance so maintained and shall demand abatement of such nuisance within a prescribed time. The notice of violation shall carry no penalty and shall be non-appealable. Should the owner of the premises fail to abate the nuisance within the time set by the notice of violation, a citation may be issued for the violation in accordance with chapter 2B of the Code of Ordinances. In addition to prescribing any civil fine authorized by the ordinance violated, the citation may demand that the violation be abated within a prescribed time. If the violation is not abated within the prescribed time, the urban county government may proceed to abate the nuisance at the expense of the owner, keeping an account of the expense of the abatement; and such expense, including an administrative fee, if any, shall be charged to and paid by the owner.
(b) Right to a hearing and appeal. Any person issued a citation under this section shall have the right to a hearing before an assigned hearing officer acting on behalf of the administrative hearing board established pursuant to section 12-6 herein. The notices and procedures related to the hearing shall be as provided in chapter 2B of the Code.
(c) Lien. The urban county government shall possess a lien on the violator's property pursuant to and in accordance with section 2B-9 of the Code of Ordinances for all civil fines and the cost of any abatement, including a reasonable administrative fee, issued or incurred under this section.