(A) If the building owner fails to comply with any of the requirements of this subchapter, the City Building Official is authorized to take all reasonable actions necessary to abate the public health nuisance including, but not limited to, contracting with a city approved environmental hazard testing and cleaning firm that holds the necessary federal and state licenses and meets all applicable regulations for hazardous materials site remediation, packaging, and shipping in order conduct the work outlined in § 35.30(B). The Building Official is also authorized to provide a copy of the declaration of public health nuisance to the lien and/or mortgage holders of the affected site to help assure that persons with interest in the site have access to information about the declaration of public health nuisance.
(B) If the costs to clean the site or to clean the personal property at the site are prohibitively high in relation to the value of the site or the personal property, the city is authorized to remove or demolish the site, structure, or building and/or dispose of the personal property therein. These actions shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of M.S. Ch. 463, as it may be amended from time to time.
(C) If the city abates the public health nuisance, in addition to any other legal remedy, the city shall be entitled to recover all of its out of pocket costs plus an additional 25% of such costs for administrative and legal expense. The city may recover costs by civil action against the owner of the site or by assessing such costs as a special charge against the site as taxes and special assessments are certified and collected pursuant to M.S. § 429.101, as it may be amended from time to time, or according to the provisions of M.S. Ch. 463, as it may be amended from time to time.