A. If an owner or occupant fails or refuses to comply with the terms of an order of abatement issued pursuant to Section 7.45.040 or if after reasonable attempts the director is unable to serve the order, the director may cause the environmental nuisance to be abated at the department's expense.
B. If an environmental nuisance is abated pursuant to subsection A of this section, the director shall be entitled to recover the reasonable costs of abatement incurred in accordance with any terms of the order that have been upheld after all rights to appeal or judicial review have been exhausted or waived.
(Ord. 1996-49 § 50, 1996: Ord. 1991-137 § 20 (part), 19910