(A) Abatement by city generally.
(1) In the event that the following, then the town may cause such nuisance to be abated forthwith by removing same, in as many instances as may be necessary for continued abatement of the nuisance, and may cause a complaint to be filed against such owner in the Municipal Court for violation of provisions of this subchapter, or both:
(a) No hearing shall have been requested as provided for in this chapter;
(b) The town, after such hearing, shall have ordered such nuisance to be abated as aforesaid; and
(c) Such nuisance shall not have been abated within the respective period specified.
(2) To effect abatement, the town may cause the nuisance to be abated by employees for the city or, in the alternative, the town may prepare appropriate specifications, advertise for bids and award a contract for such abatement to the lowest and best bidder. The cost of abating any such nuisance, in each and every instance, where abated, shall be borne by the property owner and shall be assessed as hereinafter provided.
(Prior Code, § 8-507)
(B) Collection of city’s costs.
(1) When the owner of the property upon which the nuisance is located has failed or refused to abate said nuisance, the town shall cause said nuisance to be abated either by employees for the town or, in the alternative, by the contractor who has submitted the lowest and best bid for such work. The actual and necessary costs required to be expended by the town together with such administrative expense for mailing of notices and the like, said administrative expenses not to exceed the amount established in the general schedule of fees, and the total of said costs, shall be certified to the office of the town, who shall be responsible for billing all of said costs to the property owner.
(2) The town shall forward, by mail, to the property owner at the address specified in § 51.23 of this chapter a statement setting forth the total costs for removal of trash and demanding payment. If payment is not made within 30 days from the date of the mailing of the statement, the town shall forward a certified statement of the amount of the costs to the County Treasurer of the county in which the property is located and such costs shall be a lien against the property, until paid, and shall be collected in the same manner as ad valorem taxes against the property, and when collected shall be paid to the town until fully paid, the cost and the interest thereon shall be the personal obligation of the property owner from and after the date the cost is certified to the County Treasurer.
(Prior Code, § 8-508)
(Ord. passed 11-5-1998)