(A) Upon receiving the report provided for in § 93.027, or upon receipt of equivalent information from any reliable source, the administrative officer for code enforcement shall mail to the property owner a notice and administrative order and violation notice advising the property owner that the property is in violation of this code, specifically setting forth the condition constituting such violation, the code section violated, and that the property owner has ten days from the date of receipt of such notices and order in which to correct such condition. Such mailing shall be mailed to the last known mailing address of the property owner as verified by the County Treasurer, with documentation of such mailed to be provided by certificate of mailing. If the mailing address or whereabouts of the property owner are not known and cannot be ascertained with the exercise of due diligence, such notice and administrative order and violation notice shall be posted at the property address or the notice and administrative order shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city one time and allowing the property owner ten days from the date of publication in which to correct such condition.
(B) Such notice and administrative order and violation notice shall advise the property owner that unless the condition which constitutes the code violation is corrected and the property is brought into compliance with this code within ten days from the date of service of such notice and administrative order and violation notice, that the city shall take all necessary action to bring such property into compliance with this code and that the costs of such action shall be charged to the property owner. Such notice shall also advise the property owner that charges may be filed in Municipal Court, resulting in the assessment of fines for such violation(s). The city may take whatever action legally necessary to collect such costs, including the filing of a lien on the property and the taking of legal action.
(C) If the property owner takes action to correct the property condition which constitutes the violation(s) within ten days from the service of the notice and administrative order, and the administrative officer for code enforcement determines that such corrective action brings the property into compliance with this code, no further action shall be taken by the city unless the condition reoccurs within the six-month time frame granted by the original administrative order. In which case, no further notice shall be required for the city to abate the nuisance.
(D) The property owner may, within ten days from the date of service of the notice and administrative order, file an appeal of such order with the City Clerk asking that such order be considered by the City Council prior to its enforcement. Such appeal shall be heard at the next regular or special City Council meeting next following the filing of such appeal, and the decision of the Council shall be final.
(E) No extensions of time shall be granted by the administrative officer for code enforcement to correct the code violations and no extension of time for appeal to the City Council shall be allowed.
(F) The City Council shall approve the appointment of the administrative officer for code enforcement, who shall be responsible for the enforcement of this section.
(Prior Code, § 93.028) (Ord. 2019-560, passed 9-3-2019)