A bill for the removal of the nuisance conditions shall be sent to the owner. The charges shall consist of the actual cost of removal plus an administrative fee set by the Council. The costs of removal shall be based on the amount charged by a contractor for the work or, in the case of city employees, shall be based on the hourly wages of the city employees assigned to do the work. The bill is due upon receipt by the owner. The owner of the real property from which the nuisance conditions were removed (and/or adjacent to the publicly dedicated real property or right-of-way from which the nuisance conditions were removed) is personally liable for the costs of removal and the administrative fee. Multiple owners of property are jointly and severally liable for such costs and administrative fee. The city may pursue the collection of such fee and costs through either judicial proceedings filed against the owner in the city court (or in another appropriate court at the option of the city) or through the levy and foreclosure of the special assessment lien as described below, or both.
(Ord. 18-041717, passed 4-17-2017)