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§ 93.08  ABATEMENT BY CITY.
   If the owner or occupant fails to begin removal or abatement of the nuisance in accordance with the removal order within the time allowed, or upon failure to pursue the removal and abatement of such nuisance without unnecessary delay, the Chief of Police may cause the condition which constitutes the nuisance to be removed or abated.
(Ord. 14-004, passed 5-15-2014)  Penalty, see § 93.99
§ 93.09  CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT COST.
   (A)   If the Chief of Police has sent notice and a removal order to the owner and causes a nuisance to be removed or abated, he or she shall certify the cost of such removal and abatement (which may include reasonable fees for the city’s costs in administering this subchapter) to the City Clerk who shall cause the certified cost to be sent to the property owner.
   (B)   The collection of the delinquent bill shall be governed by the laws governing delinquent and back taxes. The bill from the date of its issuance shall be deemed a personal debt against the owner and shall also be a lien on the property until paid. In the event a lawsuit is required to enforce the bill, the city may charge the property owner costs of collecting the bill including attorney’s fees.
(Ord. 14-004, passed 5-15-2014)
§ 93.10 APPEAL.
   The Chief of Police shall file a statement of nuisance with the Board, with notice to the owner of the property and/or the person in charge or in control of the premises, whether as owner, lessee, tenant, occupant. The Board and City Attorney shall review the statement of nuisance and determine next steps. The  owner or the person in charge or in control of the premises shall be given a chance to appear before the Board and state his or her case before the City Attorney prosecutes on the charge of public nusiance.
§ 93.99  PENALTY.
   (A)   (1)   First offense. Any person who, having received a notice, fails to abate the nuisance within the period provided in said notice, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 for such offense;
      (2)   Second offense. Any person who has been convicted of a first offense of violating this subchapter and, within 12 months of such conviction, violates this chapter a second time by failing to abate the nuisance within the period provided in the notice shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $50 nor more than $250 for such offense and shall be identified as a prior offender.
      (3)   Third and subsequent offense. Any person who has been convicted of violating this chapter on two or more prior occasions and, within 24 months of the first such conviction, violates this chapter a third or subsequent time by failing to abate the nuisance within the period provided in the notice shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500 for such offense, and shall be identified as a persistent offender. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during which such nuisance is permitted to exist beyond the period given in the aforementioned notice.
   (B)   Any person who shall refuse, hinder, or otherwise interfere with the entry of any city official, police officer, or any other officer, agent, or employee of the city, in their lawful duties of inspection, posting notice and removal order, discovery, or abatement of any nuisance, shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense hereunder and shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment not exceeding 90 days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
(Ord. 14-004, passed 5-15-2014)