(a) No owner or other person shall occupy or let or permit to be occupied or let by another for occupancy any structure that has been declared by the Police Chief to be a public nuisance without first applying for and obtaining the written consent of the Police Chief. Consent shall be given when all violations of the City of Steubenville and the State of Ohio have been corrected, when any injunctions obtained against use or occupancy have been dissolved, and when all parties have complied with all applicable requirements of this chapter.
(b) In the event of a violation of subsection (a) by the owner, the cost of the relocation of tenants by the city shall be included as a cost of abating or lessening the severity of the public nuisance, and shall be recovered in the following manner:
(1) The owner or owners shall be billed directly by certified mail for the cost of abating or lessening the severity of such public nuisance. The bill for the cost thereof shall be paid within 60 days after receipt of the bill.
(2) If the costs are not so recovered, the city may collect the costs by any of the following methods:
A. The City may cause the costs of abating or lessening the severity of such public nuisance to be levied as an assessment and recovered in accordance with R.C. Section 715.261.
B. The City may commence a civil action to recover the costs from the owner, as provided in R.C. Section 715.261.
(Ord. 2016-38. Passed 5-10-16.)