Upon failure of any owner, his agent or occupant, to comply with the notice by abating such conditions, the Fire Inspector, Police Department, Department of Public Works, or other responsible officers designated by the Mayor are authorized to enter upon the property to remedy the condition. The city shall have a lien against the property for the reasonable value of the labor and materials used in remedying situations. This will include the cost of cutting, clearing and removal of environmental nuisances in addition to other reasonable actions necessary to abate them. The affidavit of the responsible officer shall constitute prima facie evidence of the amount of the lien and the proceedings pursuant to this subchapter. Upon the same being recorded in the office of the county clerk of Jefferson County, the document shall establish and constitute a lien upon and against the property wherein the labor and materials were employed to abate the public nuisance. The recording of the lien shall be notice to the public at large of the existence of the lien and the same shall bear interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum from date of lien and thereafter until paid.
(Ord. 1-1991, passed 1-14-91)