(A) If the site owner fails to comply with any of the requirements of this subchapter, the city is authorized to take all reasonable actions necessary to abate the public health nuisance, including contracting with a city-approved environmental hazard testing and cleaning firm to complete the necessary clean-up. The city is also authorized to provide a copy of the declaration of public health nuisance to the holders of mortgage or lien interests in the affected site.
(B) If the costs to clean the site or to clean the personal property at the site are prohibitively high in relation to the value of the site or the personal property, the city is authorized to remove or demolish the site, structure, or building and dispose of the personal property in it. These actions must be taken in accordance with the provisions of M.S. §§ 463.15 through 463.261, as they may be amended from time to time.
(C) If the city abates the public health nuisance, the city is entitled to recover all of its actual costs, plus an additional 25% of the costs for administrative expense, in addition to any other legal remedy. The city may recover costs by civil action against the site owner or by assessing the costs against the site as a lien against the property and certifying the same to Ramsey/Henepin County for collection in the same manner as ad valorem taxes and special assessments are collected.
(Prior Code, § 131.44)