A. The City may immediately abate any nuisance or violation of this Chapter that poses a clear and imminent danger to, or requires immediate action to prevent or mitigate the loss or impairment of, life, health, property, or essential public services. The City may perform this abatement without providing prior notice or hearing to the owner or occupier of the offending premises. Such summary abatement may proceed only upon the authorization of the City Manager and the City Attorney, or their respective designees. The abatement shall include all actions necessary to secure the premises to prevent further occurrences of the nuisance.
B. The owner and/or occupier of the premises or the persons creating, causing, committing, or maintaining the nuisance shall be subject to any administrative fines, penalties, fees and costs, including reasonable attorney fees, imposed or incurred by the City pursuant to this Chapter.
C. Any abatement performed by the City pursuant to this section shall be at the expense of the owner and/or occupier of the premises or the persons creating, causing, allowing, permitting, committing, or maintaining the nuisance. The City shall recover its expenses pursuant any of the methods set forth in VMC Section 1.13.110.
D. As soon as practicable following completion of the abatement, the enforcement officer and the community development director shall issue an administrative enforcement order in accordance with this Chapter. Persons receiving such an order shall be entitled to all hearing rights as provided herein. (Ord. 2006-16, § 2 (part), 2006)