8.04.380: SUMMARY ABATEMENT:
Any condition which poses an immediate hazard to public health and safety shall be determined and declared by the city manager, director, police chief, or fire chief, acting in concert or independently, to be an immediate hazard. In such event, the city manager, director, police chief or fire chief may take immediate action to abate the hazard, without notice to the owner, lessee, person having custody or charge of the premises involved, or any other interested person. However, such immediate action shall be limited to such action as the city manager, director, police chief or fire chief deems reasonably necessary in his discretion, to eliminate the immediate hazard or to protect persons or property from immediate injury or damage. Any further action to abate a nuisance which does not pose an immediate hazard to public health and safety shall be taken only in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter. The city may recover all costs it incurs in the abatement of such a hazard as provided for in this chapter. (Ord. 2812, 2015)