A. The city council may at any time, by resolution, order any piece of land or lot upon which water at any time becomes stagnant to be filled to such a height, or to be drained in such a manner, and within such time, as the city council in the resolution shall direct.
B. It shall be the duty of the owner of a piece of land or lot, subject to subsection A of this section, or his agent, after service on him of a copy of the resolution, or after a publication of the resolution once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, to comply with the directions of the notice within the time therein specified, and in case of failure to do the work, by the owner or agent, it may be done at the expense of the city and the amount of money expended therefor shall be a debt due the city from the owner of the property and shall also be a lien on the piece of land or lot from the time of the adoption of the resolution.
C. The expense of filling or draining such piece of land or lot pursuant to subsection B of this section may be levied as a tax thereon. The levy shall be by resolution, and the tax shall be levied and collected in the manner provided for in the collection of other special taxes.
D. Any person who shall fail to comply with the resolution of the city council requiring the drainage or filling of land within ten (10) days after notice of the resolution has been served on him or his agent, or within ten (10) days after the last publication of the notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, shall be deemed guilty of an offense, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided in section 1-3-1 of this code. (Ord. 4292, 4-27-1998)