SUGGESTED FORM DANGEROUS BUILDINGS FIRST NOTICE

TO:   (Name and address of owner, agent or occupant of the property on which nuisance is located or the person causing or maintaining the nuisance).

You are hereby notified to abate the nuisance existing at (name location of nuisance) within ____ days from service of this notice or file written request for a Council hearing with the undersigned officer within said time limit.

The nuisance consists of (describe the nuisance and cite the law or ordinance) and shall be abated by (state action necessary to abate the particular nuisance).

In the event you fail to abate or cause to be abated the above nuisance as directed, or file written request for hearing within the time prescribed herein, the City will take such steps as are necessary to abate or cause to be abated the nuisance and the cost will be assessed against you as provided by law.

Date of Notice: ________________________________

City of _______________________, Iowa

By: ____________________________________
   (enforcement officer)

SUGGESTED FORM DANGEROUS BUILDINGS NOTICE OF HEARING

TO:   (Name and address of the owner, agent or occupant of the property on which nuisance is located or the person causing or maintaining the nuisance).

You are hereby notified that the City Council of __________, Iowa, will meet on the ___ day of ___________________, ____, at ___ o’clock _.m. in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, at (address of City Hall) for the purpose of considering whether or not the alleged nuisance consisting of (describe the nuisance) on your property, locally known as ________________________, constitutes a nuisance pursuant to Chapter (145) of the Code of Ordinances of _______________, Iowa, and should be abated by (state action necessary to abate the particular nuisance).

You are further notified that at such time and place you may appear and show cause why the said alleged nuisance should not be abated.

You are further notified to govern yourselves accordingly.

Date of Notice: ________________________

City of _______________________, Iowa

By: ____________________________________
   (enforcement officer)

SUGGESTED FORM DANGEROUS BUILDINGS RESOLUTION AND ORDER

BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of __________, Iowa:

WHEREAS, notice has heretofore been served on the ___ day of ______________________, ____, on (property owner’s name), through (agent’s name or “none”), agent, to abate the nuisance existing at (legal description and address) within ___ days from service of notice upon the said (name of owner or agent); and

(EITHER)

WHEREAS, a hearing was requested by the said (name of property owner or agent) and the same was held at this meeting and evidence produced and considered by the City Council;

(OR, ALTERNATE TO PRECEDING PARAGRAPH)

WHEREAS, the said owner (agent) named above has failed to abate or cause to be abated the above nuisance as directed within the time set, and after evidence was duly produced and considered at this meeting, and said owner has failed to file a written request for hearing, as provided, after being properly served by a notice to abate;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the owner of said property, or his agent (name of owner or agent) is hereby directed and ordered to abate the nuisance consisting of (describe the nuisance) by (state action necessary to abate) within ___ days after the service of this Order upon him; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the enforcement officer be and is hereby directed to serve a copy of this Order upon the said property owner or agent named above; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in the event the owner, or agent (name the owner or agent) fails to abate the said nuisance within the time prescribed above, then and in that event the City will abate the said nuisance and the cost will be assessed against the property and/or owner (owner’s name) at (address), as the law shall provide.

Moved by _____________________ to adopt.

Adopted this ____ day of ___________________, ____.

               _________________________________
                     Mayor

ATTEST:

_______________________________
City Clerk

Note: It is suggested by the blank space in the resolution that additional time be allowed the owner to abate the nuisance after the passage of the resolution before any action is taken on the part of the City to abate the same. In some instances, for the sake of public safety, the time element could be stricken from the resolution and immediate action be taken to abate the nuisance after the order is given.

SUGGESTED FORM NOTICE TO ABATE NUISANCE

TO:   (Name and address of owner, agent, or occupant of the property on which the nuisance is located or the person causing or maintaining the nuisance).

You are hereby notified to abate the nuisance existing at (name location of nuisance) or file written request for a hearing with the undersigned officer within (hours or days) from service of this notice.

The nuisance consists of: (describe the nuisance) and shall be abated by: (state action necessary to abate the particular nuisance).

In the event you fail to abate or cause to be abated the above nuisance as directed, the City will take such steps as are necessary to abate or cause to be abated the nuisance and the costs will be assessed against you as provided by law.

Date of Notice: _________________________

City of ____________________, Iowa

By: _____________________________________
   (designate officer initiating notice)

NOTICE REQUIRED SEWER CONNECTION

TO:   ________________________________
      (Name)

   ________________________________
      (Street Address)

   __________________________, Iowa

You are hereby notified that connection to the public sanitary sewer system is required at the following described property within ______ (____) days from service of this notice or that you must file written request for a hearing before the Council with the undersigned office within said time limit.

DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

The nearest public sewer line within _________________ (____) feet of the above described property is located

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

In the event you fail to make connection as directed, or file written request for hearing within the time prescribed herein, the connection shall be made by the City and the costs thereof assessed against you as by law provided.

Date Of Notice: ________________________

City Of ___________________, Iowa

By: _________________________________, _________________________
   (Name)                        (Title)