(a) If the nuisance is not abated within the required time, the Director may cause its abatement. The abatement of a nuisance may be conducted utilizing labor and materials provided by the Public Works Department, other departments of the City, or by entering into a contract for the provision of abatement services in accordance with the ordinances and Charter of the City.
(b) The City may take such action as it deems necessary to collect the cost of the abatement, including reporting the cost thereof to Council, which may assess the same on the real estate on which the nuisance existed or the cause or source thereof was located.
(c) Regardless of the estimated cost of abating a public nuisance by the City as determined herein, the owner or agent shall be responsible for payment to the City of the actual costs incurred by the City in abating the nuisance, plus administrative costs in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total cost incurred by the City, if not abated by the owner within the time prescribed in the notice. Should the City's actual costs in abating such nuisance be less than the estimate, and the owner has paid to the City an amount equal to such estimated amount, then the City shall refund to the owner the amount of the difference.
(Ord. 2009-013. Passed 4-7-09.)