(a) If the owner of the premises affected fails to comply with the order of the Public Nuisance/Unsafe Building Inspectors and does not appeal such order to the Board of Appeals within thirty days of its issuance, the Mayor may, at his or her sole discretion, through any employee(s), agent(s) or private contractor(s), enter the premises and abate the public nuisance by repair, rehabilitation or demolition or take any other action deemed necessary by the Mayor to ensure public health, welfare and safety or the Mayor may, at his or her sole discretion, instruct the Village Solicitor or other Village legal counsel to bring such actions for judicial order as may be appropriate. The costs of the abatement shall be paid by the Village and recovered from the owner as follows:
(1) The owner shall be billed directly by certified mail for the cost of the abatement. The bill for such cost shall be paid within sixty days after receipt of the bill.
(2) If the cost is not so recovered, then the Village shall cause the cost to be levied against the owner as an assessment and recovered in accordance with Ohio R.C. 715.261, as amended from time to time.
(b) In cases where at least two of the Public Nusance/Unsafe Building Inspectors deem that there is immediate danger to the life or safety of any person unless a public nuisance premises is immediately vacated and abated by repair, rehabilitation or demolition, those two Public Nuisance/Unsafe Building Inspectors shall notify the Mayor in writing and the Mayor may cause the immediate vacation of the premises and abatement of the public nuisance after serving written notice of the emergency and necessary abatement on the owner if possible. The costs of emergency repair or demolition shall be charged or recovered in the same manner as provided in subsection (a) hereof. The costs of the abatement shall be paid by the Village and recovered from the owner as follows:
(1) The owner shall be billed directly by certified mail for the cost of the abatement. The bill for such cost shall be paid within sixty days after receipt of the bill.
(2) If the cost is not so recovered, then the Village shall cause the cost to be levied against the owner as an assessment and recovered in accordance with Ohio R.C. 716.261, as amended from time to time.
(Ord. 46-2006. Passed 11-8-06.)