(A) Any responsible party may abate the nuisance or cause it to be abated at any time prior to commencement of abatement by, or at the direction of, the enforcing officer. Such abatement by any responsible party shall not impair the enforcing officer's ability to impose any administrative penalty accrued prior to such abatement.
(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the enforcing officer becomes aware that a responsible party has failed to abate any nuisance within 14 calendar days of the date of service of the decision of the Board of Supervisors requiring such abatement, or such other time specified by the Board of Supervisors, the enforcing officer may enter upon the property and abate the nuisance by county personnel, or by private contractor under the direction of the enforcing officer. The enforcing officer may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a warrant authorizing entry upon the property for purposes of undertaking the work, if necessary. If any part of the work is to be accomplished by private contract, that contract shall be submitted to and approved by the purchasing agent or Board of Supervisors, as applicable, prior to commencement of work. Nothing herein shall be construed to require that any private contract under this code be awarded through competitive bidding procedures where such procedures are not required by the general laws of the State of California.
(C) The costs of abatement and administrative costs for every abatement carried out under this section may be recovered in accordance with this chapter.
(Ord. 960, § 1, 2017; Ord. 1,029, § 2(part), 2021)