(a) Whenever any hedges or shrubbery upon any property are planted, permitted to grow or maintained in violation of the provisions of Section 1072.17 or 1072.18, the Service Director or the Building Commissioner or their authorized representatives shall cause a written notice to be served at the last known residence or place of business of the owner, occupant or person having control of such lot or parcel of land.
(b) Each notice shall describe by street and number or sublot number the premises which it purports to cover and shall state with as great particularity as possible under the circumstances, the exact location and nature of the condition or conditions giving rise to such nuisance.
(c) If the owner or occupant fails, refuses or neglects to abate such nuisance within the three-day period, the owner or occupant notified shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 1072.99, and the nuisance shall be abated by the City through its employees or by a private contractor under the direction of the Service Director.
(d) In addition to the penalty provided in Section 1072.99, the full cost and expense of abating such nuisance, plus a penalty of 5% shall be charged to the owner of the property affected, payable in cash within ten days from the date of delivery of the bill to the owner or person in control of the premises. In default of payment such person shall be assessed 6% interest against the property and the total bill shall be certified to the County Auditor for collection in the same manner as other taxes and assessments are assessed and collected. In computing the cost, there shall be added 15% as a reasonable overhead cost for the supervision of the Director, service of notice inspection and incidentals. Assessments against more than one parcel of land and separate owners may be combined in one assessing ordinance, provided the assessment of any individual parcel is limited to the work performed on that parcel.
(Ord. 2002-23. Passed 6-17-2002; Ord. 2008-54. Passed 10-6-2008.)