(A) It shall be the duty of the owner of every lot or parcel of ground within the city limits where surface or other water may accumulate and become stagnant, when ordered by the City Council to do so to fill the same with earth or drain the same into the city sewer or other suitable place where it will not be detrimental to the public health or welfare.
(B) If any owner of such lot or parcel of ground within the city limits, who is so ordered to fill in or drain the same as provided in this section fails to do the same within a reasonable time after such order and notice thereof is made and given to him or her, it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to proceed to execute such order and report the cost thereof to the City Council, and the same shall be assessed as a tax against such lot or parcel of land and certified to the proper officer by the City Clerk for collection as other delinquent taxes are certified and collected, and the same shall be a lien upon said property until paid.
(Prior Code, § 8.04.150) (Ord. 188, passed - -1942) Penalty, see § 91.99