6-8-4: PETITION FOR REMOVAL:
Any owner or mortgage holder of any building determined by the governing body of the municipality to be an abandoned building pursuant to this section may petition the governing body in writing at any time after such determination for removal of such building from the abandoned building list maintained by the city clerk. Any such petition shall be filed with the city clerk. Within thirty (30) days after such petition is filed with the city clerk, the governing body shall hold a hearing to determine if the building is no longer an abandoned building. Upon such a determination, the governing body shall order the building removed from the abandoned building list. The city clerk shall comply with such order by removing the building from the abandoned building list; provided, the real property on which the abandoned building is located and the owner of such building shall remain liable for payment of any and all abatement costs incurred by the municipality prior to the determination and order by the governing body that the building should be removed from the abandoned building list. Upon full payment of any costs certified against the property, the city clerk shall file a release of the notice of the lien in the county clerk’s office within ten (10) days after receiving such payment. (Ord. 6331, 7-24-2023)