(A) The city may abate, without notice, weeds that:
(1) Have grown higher than 48 inches; and
(2) Are an immediate danger to the health, life or safety of any person.
(B) Not later than the tenth day after the date the city abates weeds under this section, the city shall give notice to the property owner containing the following:
(1) An identification, which is not required to be a legal description of the property;
(2) A description of the violations of the chapter that occurred on the property;
(3) A statement that the city abated the weeds;
(4) An explanation of the property owner’s right to request an administrative hearing about the city’s abatement of weeds;
(5) Addressed personally to the owner in writing;
(6) By letter addressed to the owner at the owner’s post office address; or
(7) If personal service cannot be obtained or the owner’s post office address is unknown:
(a) By publication at least twice within ten consecutive days;
(b) By posting the notice on or near the front door of each building on the property to which the violation relates; or
(c) By posting the notice on a placard attached to a stake driven into the ground on the property to which the violation relates, if the property contains no buildings.
(C) The city shall conduct an administrative hearing on the abatement of weeds under this section if, not later than the thirtieth day after the date of the abatement of the weeds, the property owner files with the city a written request for a hearing.
(D) The city shall conduct an administrative hearing not later than the twentieth day after the date a request for a hearing is filed. The owner may testify or present any witnesses or written information relating to the city’s abatement of the weeds.
(E) The city shall assess expenses and create liens under this section as it assesses expenses and creates liens under this chapter.
(Ord. passed 7-17-2001)