In addition to other penalties or enforcement specified in this chapter, if a lender fails to maintain or secure the property as required, the code enforcement officer or designee may give notice of such failure by first class mail for a possible abatement of the property.
A. The notice:
1. Shall be directed to the lender and all persons shown on the assessor's records or otherwise known to the city to be owners;
2. Shall refer to the premises involved with convenient certainty, the street address, if any, being sufficient;
3. Shall notify the addressees to comply with the maintenance and security requirements within fifteen (15) days from date of mailing; and
4. Shall further inform the lender and owners that if the condition is not corrected within the fifteen (15) days, the city may cause the property to be maintained and secured and will charge the costs to the lender and owners and make the same a lien against the property.
B. A lender or any owner may, within fifteen (15) days after mailing of the notice, appeal to the city council for relief by filing a petition with the city recorder seeking a hearing before the council. The petition shall include the facts upon which the petitioner relies upon for relief from the obligations of this chapter in relation to the property. If the council finds that it would be a real and unnecessary hardship upon the petitioner to comply with the terms of this chapter, then it may relieve the petitioner of the obligations in relation to the particular property, but nothing therein shall be construed as obligating the city to remove or abate the nuisance without charging the cost as a lien against the said property.
C. If the condition is not corrected within the time limit and no relief has been granted; such agent of the city as may be designated by the city manager may provide the maintenance and security necessary to bring the property into compliance. The city manager shall maintain an accurate record of the expenses incurred by the city in providing such maintenance and security and shall include an overhead charge for the cost of administration. The total cost, including overhead, shall thereafter be assessed as a lien against the property. (Ord. 640-14, 7-8-2014)