(A) Order. The enforcement officer shall serve a written order upon the owner and any responsible party known to the officer, The order may also be served upon any party known to have caused the nuisance. The order shall contain:
(1) A description of the property sufficient for identification which shall include the legal description;
(2) The location of the nuisance;
(3) A description of the nuisance and the basis upon which it is declared to be a nuisance;
(4) The remedial action required to abate the nuisance;
(5) The abatement deadline, as determined by the enforcement officer allowing a reasonable time for the performance of any act required;
(6) A statement that the order may be appealed and a hearing before the City Council obtained by filing a written request with the City Clerk before the appeal deadline which shall be the abatement deadline designated in the order or seven calendar days after the date of the order, whichever comes first; and
(7) A statement that unless the remedial action is taken before the abatement deadline or unless a request for a hearing is filed with the City Clerk within the time specified, the city may abate the nuisance and charge all costs incurred against the property as a special assessment to be collected in the same manner as taxes.
(B) Setting hearing date. In the event that an appeal is filed with the City Clerk, the City Council shall within three weeks fix a date for a hearing.
(C) Notice. The City Clerk shall mail a notice of the date, time, place, and subject of the hearing to the owner and known responsible parties.
(D) Hearing. At the time of the hearing, the City Council shall hear from the enforcement officer and any other persons who wish to be heard. After the hearing, the City Council shall adopt a resolution confirming or modifying the order of the enforcement officer. If the Council's resolution requires abatement, the Council shall fix a time within which the nuisance must be abated and provide that unless corrective action is taken or unless the Council's determination is appealed to the District Court within the time specified, the city may abate the nuisance. The City Clerk shall mail a copy of the resolution to the owner and known responsible parties.
(E) Abatement. Unless the remedial action is taken or an appeal to the District Court filed within the time specified, the city may abate the nuisance.
(Ord. 16-01, passed 2-9-16)