The Service Director or Building Commissioner, upon finding that a nuisance exists in matters involving sidewalks, weeds, tall grass, landscaping, unsecured vacant property, or abandoned unusable personal property or other debris may cause a written notice or order to be served on the owner of the real estate. The notice or order shall set forth the nature of the nuisance, the estimate of the cost of abating same if done by the City, a reasonable time determined by the Service Director or Building Commissioner within which the owner shall abate the nuisance or pay the estimated cost to the City, and the statement that unless the nuisance is abated within the stated time it may be abated by the City and the cost of abatement assessed on the real estate involved, and the City may prosecute the owner for failure to comply with the order. Such notice or order of abatement may be issued by the Service Director or Building Commissioner or both without reporting same to Council. In case the City abates the nuisance and the cost is not paid within the time fixed by the Service Director or Building Commissioner, the Service Director or Building Commissioner shall report the fact to Council which may assess the same on the real estate from which the nuisance originated.
(Ord. 2013-17. Passed 4-9-13.)