(A) The Code Enforcement Officer shall send or cause to be sent notice to the owner or owners of any premises found to be in violation of this chapter, informing him, her or them of the nature of the violation, steps necessary to abate the nuisance, the time period to do so, his, her or their right to appeal the determination of the Code Enforcement Officer/Board within 30 days to the county’s district court, as provided in KRS 82.715, and the penalties for violation.
(B) Notice shall be served upon persons by hand delivery or by certified mail, and if the whereabouts of the person is unknown and cannot be ascertained, to exercise reasonable diligence, the city shall make an affidavit to that effect. Serving of notice may be made by publication in the newspaper of general circulation for two consecutive days, and a copy of the notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises affected by the notice.
(C) If the person so served does no abate the nuisance within the specified time, the city may proceed to abate the nuisance, keeping an account of the expense of the abatement, and the expense shall be charged to and paid by the owner or occupant.
(D) Charges for nuisance abatement shall be a lien upon the premises, as provided in KRS 82.700 through 82.725. Whenever a bill for charges remains unpaid for 60 days after it has been rendered, the City Clerk/Treasurer may file with the County Clerk a statement of lien claims. This statement shall contain a legal description of the premises, the expenses and costs incurred, the date the nuisance was abated, and a notice that the city claims a lien for this amount. Notice of the lien claim shall be mailed to the owner of the premises if his or her address is known. However, failure to record the lien claim or to mail the notice, or the failure of the owner to receive the notice, shall not affect the right to foreclose the lien for charges.
(Ord. 2011-03, passed 6-13-2011) Penalty, see § 96.99