§ 48-65. Failure to comply; authority to abate.

(a)

At the end of the period of time allowed in the order to remove nuisances or in a decision of the property maintenance appeals board to remove a cited nuisance, the director of neighborhood and community services or the director of health shall reinspect the premises. If, upon reinspection, the cited nuisance is found not to have been removed, the director of neighborhood and community services or the director of health may cause the cited nuisance to be abated by an appropriate means.

(b)

Employees and agents of the neighborhood and community services department and the city police department are hereby authorized to remove a vehicle to the nearest garage or other place designated by the city at the direction of the director of neighborhood and community services or the director of health. Disposition and notice of storage and sale of impounded vehicles shall be handled in the manner set out in article VI of chapter 70.

(c)

When circumstances warrant, the director may extend the time provided for removal of a nuisance condition for a maximum of 30 days. Extensions will be provided only when significant work, such as with detention basin repairs, is required to remove a nuisance and significant progress on its removal is being made.

(d)

For abatement of violations of section 48-49, storage of junk, salvage vehicles and salvage material, the director may also remove junk, salvage vehicles from unlawful salvage yards by contracting with a salvage operator properly licensed by the state department of revenue for removal and disposal of the vehicles. The contractor shall dispose of the vehicles by selling them for scrap to a scrap processor.

(e)

None of the above actions may be taken without compliance with section 48-70, as applicable.

(Ord. No. 971346, § 1, 10-2-97; Ord. No. 011624, § 1, 11-29-01; Ord. No. 041070, § 1, 10-7-04; Ord. No. 070795, § 1, 8-2-07; Ord. No. 080500, § 1, 6-5-08)