Whenever the Code Enforcement Director determines that any property in the City is being maintained in violation of the provisions of this Chapter, s/he shall give written notice thereof to the property owner(s) in substantially the following form:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an inspection made on the property known and designated as [address of property] was made by the City on [date], and a determination made that the property constitutes a public nuisance for the following reasons: [insert]
You are hereby ordered to abate the nuisance by doing the following: [insert]
The nuisance must be abated within fourteen (14) days of the notice. Failure to abate the nuisance may result in the City taking action to abate it. The costs incurred by the City to abate the nuisance may be certified to the County Auditor for collection as other taxes and assessments are collected, and/or the City may file a lawsuit against the property owner(s) to recover the costs.
You may appeal this abatement order with the Board of Building Appeals by filing a written petition with the Clerk of Council setting forth your name, address and phone number of the and a brief statement of the grounds for the appeal. The petition shall be filed within fourteen (14) days of the date of this notice and shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Upon receipt of the petition, the Clerk of Council will set a date for a hearing before City Council and notify you of the date, time and place of the hearing. At the hearing, you will be given the opportunity to show cause as to why the abatement order should be terminated or modified. If you do not appear for the hearing, the appeal shall be dismissed and the abatement order shall be enforced.
(Ord. 21-055. Passed 10-13-21.)