(A) Authority to abate. The enforcement official is authorized to enter upon any property or premises to abate the violation of this code and applicable state codes. The enforcement official is authorized to assess all costs for the abatement to the responsible person and use any remedy available under the law to collect the costs. If additional abatements are necessary within two years, treble costs may be assessed against the responsible person for the actual abatement.
(B) Procedures for abatement.
(1) Once the procedures set forth in this chapter have been completed, the violation may be abated by city personnel or by a private contractor acting under the direction of the city.
(2) City personnel or a private contractor may enter upon private property in a reasonable manner to abate the ordinance violation as specified in the notice of violation or administrative code enforcement order.
(3) If the responsible person abates the violation before the city performs the actual abatement pursuant to a notice of violation or administrative code enforcement order, the ordinance enforcement administrator may still assess all costs incurred by the city against the responsible person.
(4) When the abatement is completed, a report describing the work performed and an itemized account of the total abatement costs shall be prepared by the ordinance enforcement administrator. The report shall contain the names and addresses of the responsible persons of each parcel, and the tax parcel number.
(5) The ordinance enforcement administrator shall serve the notice of costs and the itemized bill of costs by registered mail to the last known address of the responsible person. The notice shall demand full payment within 20 days to the City Treasurer.
(6) The ordinance enforcement administrator shall schedule an itemized bill for costs of hearing, if requested in writing by any or all responsible persons.
(Prior Code, § 1-4A-3-3)