(A) If a nuisance exists, the city shall issue a notice of violation to the offender(s), directing abatement within ten days. Notice of violation may be served by personal service, by registered mail, or by posting notice in a conspicuous place within the city, in which event must also include publication for a period of one week in the legal newspaper of the city.
(B) If an offender wishes to file an appeal with the Common Council, he or she must do so within seven days of the notice of violation being served. Any person who fails to file a timely appeal shall be deemed to have waived all rights to objection.
(C) The appeal shall be heard before the Common Council within one calendar month of the filing.
(D) The Common Council shall notify the offender(s) of its decision by registered or certified mail. If the appeal is unsuccessful, abatement must be completed within seven days after said notification, unless the offender(s) can show cause why more time is needed. An extension, if any, is granted at the sole discretion of the Common Council.
(E) If the abatement is not completed as ordered, the city shall abate the nuisance by use of an authorized towing company and file an account with the Common Council, which shall specify the sum expended in abating said nuisance, and if the account is accepted, the amount thereof shall become a lien upon the nuisance vehicle and upon the real property whereon the offense was committed, if the real property is privately owned.
(Ord. 514, passed 3-6-2017)