A. The fire chief and/or his/her authorized designee may issue without warning a "declaration of public nuisance notice and order" if any conditions of a public nuisance set forth in this chapter are present on a premises. The declaration shall be served by any method permitted by Visalia Municipal Code Section 1.13.070.
1. Failure of any owner or other person to receive this notice shall not affect the enforcement of this chapter if service requirements for the declaration of public nuisance were followed.
2. Costs associated with issuing the declaration shall be paid by the owner and constitute a special assessment against such representative parcels or lots, and shall constitute a lien on such property for the amount of such assessments, until paid.
3. Additional orders may be issued if compliance is not attained.
B. Any owner shall have the right to abate said condition, or have the same abated at their own expense; provided, such condition has been abated prior to the arrival of the enforcement officer or his/her authorized representative.
C. Owners and responsible parties who have failed to respond and abate a nuisance after issuance of a declaration, and who have failed to appeal suchdetermination as provided for in this chapter and Chapter 1.13 of the Visalia Municipal Code, are conclusively deemed guilty of violating this chapter and the declaration shall become final and all appeal rights shall be deemed waived.
(Ord. 2016-19 § 1 (part), 2016)