The owner, lessee, occupant or responsible party, of any parcel or real property within city limits, upon being issued a notice of violation of any code hereof, shall be required to abate the violation at his or her own expense, or have it abated by his or her authorized designee, within the time period stipulated in the notice of violation. Such abatement shall be performed pursuant to the corrective actions provided in the notice and of all the codes of the city. Any party performing abatement under this chapter shall refrain from burning, or attempt to burn, any such weeds or other materials without the acquisition of a written permission from the City Administrator, or his or her designee. Any party performing abatement under this chapter shall refrain from burying or any attempt to bury any trash, rubbish or debris found at or on the property. The following shall be applied:
(A) All weeds, dirt, rubbish, brush, and rank growth of any kind, on private property or in any street, alley, or public right-of-way in the city, shall constitute a public nuisance, and shall be removed from the property, buildings, grounds of lots and from the half-way point of the street, alley or any other public right-of-way on which the property abuts, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter.
(B) If after the expiration of the time period provided to correct the violation and the owner has not corrected the violation, the City Council may thereafter direct the City Administrator, or his or her designee, to abate the violation(s) at the sole expense and responsibility of the property owner.
(Ord. 913 C.S., passed 1-7-15)