(a) If an unsafe building or a public nuisance is not abated within the period set forth in the notice and as required by this Chapter or within the period set forth in the special building permit issued by the Building Inspector, or within such additional time as the Board Of Zoning Appeals may grant, the Inspector shall be authorized, at any time thereafter, to enter upon such premises and abate the unsafe building and/or public nuisance by demolition and removal of the building or structure or by taking any such action as may be required. No Owner shall refuse entry to the Inspector.
(b) In abating such unsafe building or public nuisance, the Inspector may call upon any department, division or bureau of the Village for whatever assistance may be necessary or may, by private contract, obtain the abatement thereof, and the cost of such private contract shall be paid for from funds specifically authorized by Council in order to abate such unsafe buildings and/or nuisances.
(c) In abating such unsafe building or public nuisance, the Inspector may go to whatever extent necessary to complete the abatement of the same, and the cost of the abatement shall be recovered from the Owner by the following procedure:
(1) The Owner shall be billed directly by certified mail for the cost of the abatement; the bill for the cost of the abatement shall be paid within sixty days after receipt of the bill.
(2) If costs are not recovered, then the Village shall cause the cost of the abatement to be levied as an assessment and recovered in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 715.261. The cost of the abatement (repairs or demolition) shall be certified by the Village Clerk/Treasurer to the Lorain County Auditor, and the cost shall be a lien upon the property and shall be collected as other taxes. (Ord. 2070. Passed 7-10-06.)