It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police or a designated officials to proceed at once upon the expiration of the time specified in the notice to cause such nuisance to be abated; provided, however, that whenever the owner, occupant, agent or person in possession or control of any premises in or upon which any nuisance may be found in unknown or cannot be found, the Chief of Police shall proceed to abate such nuisance without notice. In either case, the expense of such abatement shall be paid by the person who may have created or suffered such nuisance to exist, in addition to any penalty or fine.
(1999 Code, § 25-1-4)