The Public Works Director, and/or Chief of Police (or their designees) are authorized to remove or cure illegal encroachments in the public street right-of-way in accordance with this section.
(A) Notice. Where possible notice to remove or cure illegal encroachments shall be given to the owner or other responsible person allowing a reasonable time for such person to remove the encroachment.
(B) Removal by city. Where notice is not possible because the owner is unknown or unavailable, or where the owner or other responsible person fails to remove or cure the encroachment after notice, the encroachment shall be removed or cured by the city. If reasonably possible, any object or thing removed from the public street right-of-way pursuant to this section because it was encroaching shall be held for three days to allow the owner to claim it. If the owner fails to claim it, or if it is not reasonably possible to store it, the object or thing shall be disposed of.
(C) Costs. The actual cost of cure of or removal, storage, and disposal of encroachments shall be charged against the owner of the encroachment or the person causing such encroachment. No object or thing removed because it was encroaching shall be released pursuant to this section except upon payment of such cost.
(Ord. 2008-002, passed 3-10-08)