(a) Failure to Comply With Notice. If the owner, occupant, or any person, firm or corporation having charge or care of any lot or land within the City fails to comply with the notice provided for in Section 1341.13, the City, or a contractor hired by the City, may remove all rubbish, garbage, trash and/or other debris. If the removal is done by the City or its contractor for the preceding reason or any other proper reason, all expenses and labor costs incurred shall be paid out of municipal funds not otherwise appropriated upon approval of Council. The removal shall be at the owner's expense and shall be assessed against the lot or land involved. Costs for removal shall be based on staff hours, including the cost of labor and specialized equipment used as set by the Director of Public Works, or based on the invoices submitted by a contractor hired by the City to complete the abatement. The costs for work performed by City staff shall be subject to an annual review and may be adjusted by the Director of Public Works.
(b) Collection of Costs. If the City or its contractor cleans up the rubbish, garbage, trash and/or debris, as authorized in subsection (a) hereof, the City shall give five days' notice by regular U.S. mail, to the owner of that lot or parcel of land, at his last known address to pay the cost of the required removal; which notice shall be accompanied by a statement of the amount of the cost incurred, and if the same is not paid within thirty days after the mailing of the notice then, the amount shall be certified to the County Auditor for collection the same as other taxes and assessments are collected.
(Ord. 18-23. Passed 5-1-23.)