(A) It shall be unlawful for any owner, occupant, person or corporation controlling or managing land in the city to permit a nuisance thereon through the accumulation of rubbish or excessive growth of weeds, grass and similar items. Any officer designated by the city legislative body may give five (5) days written notice to remedy such situation and said notice shall be hand-delivered and/or mailed by regular mail to the last known address of the owner of said property to comply, the City Clerk is authorized to send employees of the city upon the property to remedy the situation.
(B) The city shall have a lien against said property for the reasonable value of labor and materials used in remedying such situation, such labor shall be calculated at an hourly rate of seventy-five dollars ($75) per hour. The affidavit of the City Clerk shall constitute prima facie evidence of the amount of the lien and the regularity of the proceedings pursuant to said statute and shall be recorded in the office of the County Clerk in the county where such city is located. Said lien shall be notice to all persons from the time of its recording and shall bear interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum.
(Ord. 2016-12, passed 11-16-2016)