(A) In the event the owner of any property shall neglect or fail to comply with the provisions of § 93.101, it shall be the duty of the Building and Zoning Officer to give such owner(s) notice by posting on the property. A notice that the property is in violation of § 93.101 and if the violating condition is not abated within seven days of the first date of posting of the notice, the city will abate the condition and attempt to collect the cost of abatement from the property owner.
(B) If the condition is not abated within seven days of the first date notice was posted, the city shall act to control the vegetation and periodically report the cost of the abatement for each parcel of land or adjacent right-of-way through the City Council. The Council may levy and assess the reasonable cost for abatement against the parcel and certify the same to the County Auditor be collected in the same manner as a property tax, in accordance with state law.
(Prior Code, § 4-2-3) (Ord. 91, passed 8-17-1959; Ord. 658, passed 8-6-2007; Ord. 667, passed 7-7-2008)