(A) It shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant or person having control or management of any land within the city to permit a public nuisance, health hazard or source of filth to develop thereon, especially through the accumulation of rubbish or excessive growth thereon of weeds or grass.
(B) Whenever such a situation is discovered, a city police officer, safety officer, citation officer, other public law or code enforcement officer or Mayor or her or his designee shall give 10 days' written notice to remedy the situation. The notice of violation shall be mailed to the last known address of the owner of the property, as it appears on the current tax assessment roll. Any occupant or person having control or management of the property who also so offends shall likewise be given notice by a notice either posted upon the premises, personally served or mailed to the address of the property.
(C) Upon the failure of the owner, occupant or person having control or management of the property to remedy the violation within the prescribed time following the date of the written notice, a city police officer, safety officer, citation officer or other public law or code enforcement officer may issue a notice of violation. Upon the failure of the owner, occupant or person having the control or management of the property to abate the violation, a city police officer, safety officer, citation officer or other public law or code enforcement officer may pursue enforcement proceedings through the Code Enforcement Board pursuant to Chapter 153.
(D) If the owner, occupant or person having control or management of the property fails to remedy the violation, and city officials are sent upon the property to remedy the situation, the city shall have a lien against the property for the reasonable value of labor and materials used in remedying the situation. The affidavit of the city official or representative shall constitute prima facie evidence of the amount of the lien and the regularity of the proceedings pursuant to this statute, and shall be recorded in the office of the Woodford County Court Clerk. The lien shall be notice to all persons from the time of its recording and shall bear interest at 8% per annum until paid.
(1997 Code, § 1010.2) (Am. Ord. 2002-01, passed 1-7-2002; Am. Ord. 2019-015, passed 1-6-2020)
Penalty, see § 92.99