(A) In the event any building or real estate is erected, constructed, reconstructed, repaired, converted, maintained, or any building, structure, or land is used in violation of this chapter, specifically, but not limited to, certain provisions of this chapter, or any city ordinance pertaining to land use, the zoning administrator, the planning commission, or any legislative body, or any adjacent or neighboring property owner who can demonstrate damage as a result of such violation, in addition to other remedies, may institute an action in the Butler Circuit Court which seeks injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate legal action, to prevent the occupancy of such building, structure or land or to seek abatement, or demolition of any use or structure upon the premises which constitutes a danger to the health, safety, and general welfare of the adjacent property owners, or the community in general.
(B) In the event the zoning administrator or the planning commission shall undertake any expense, contract for labor, or supply materials necessary for the enforcement of this chapter, the reasonable expense of such an undertaking to constitute a lien against the subject real estate and the zoning administrator is hereby authorized to file in the property records of the Butler County Court a statement of its lien for expenses incurred in the enforcement of this chapter.
(C) The lien enumerated herein may be enforced by foreclosure action filed in the Butler County Circuit Court against the property owner and all others possessing an interest in the subject real estate.
(Ord. 2015-07, passed 3-30-15)