(a) Whenever the Enforcement Official or Hearing Officer determines that a nuisance property is in violation of any Section of this Code, an abatement order may be issued to the responsible parties to abate the violation. An abatement order may be combined with any other remedial measure or enforcement action. If the abatement order pertains to events occurring on, or the status or condition of, the nuisance property, the abatement order shall also be served on all interested parties. The abatement order shall include the following:
(1) Identification and a brief description of the violations to be abated.
(2) Deadlines by which the violations must be corrected.
(3) A description of the possible consequences should the responsible parties fail to cure the violations by the deadlines.
(4) Notice that any interested party may request an administrative hearing in accordance with this Chapter to contest the abatement order within 15 days, and the procedures to do so. Notice that failure to request a hearing will be deemed an admission by that party of the violations identified, a waiver of that party's right to contest the abatement order, and a failure by that party to exhaust that party's administrative remedies.
(5) Notice that failure to abate the violations, or to request a hearing, within the time provided for in the abatement order may result in abatement by the County in accordance with this Chapter, which may include the removal and destruction of property giving rise to the violations.
(6) Notice that the responsible parties must notify Code Enforcement in writing once compliance has occurred, and notice that the violations will be deemed on-going until written notice is received.
(§ 2, Ord. 1526, eff. October 29, 2020)