(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 may remove all garbage, trash and/or other debris. If the removal is done by the City 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 person power and specialized equipment used as set by the Director of Public Works. The costs shall be subject to an annual review and may be adjusted by the Director of Public Works.
(b) Collection of Costs. If the City cleans up the 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. 16-04. Passed 5-17-04.)