§ 62-192. Abatement of violations.

(a)

Authorized. If the owner, operator or person in care, custody or control of any site in violation of the provisions of this Article fails to correct such violations within 30 days of the notice provided pursuant to this Article, then the director may, in addition to resorting to any other available legal remedy, declare the site to be a public nuisance and may enter the site where such nuisance exists, for the purpose of abating such condition, with or without the consent of the owner or occupant thereof, without being deemed to have committed a trespass. This limited right of entry shall extend to any person hired or otherwise engaged by the director to abate such nuisance conditions.

(b)

Assessment of costs. The director shall thereafter determine the actual costs incurred to effect that abatement, together with a reasonable administrative charge, with such administrative charge not to exceed $500.00, which, after providing reasonable notice to the owner as disclosed in the application and occupant of the site, shall be assessed against the owner and occupant. If an owner or occupant so requests in writing received within 15 days of the date of that notice, the director shall hold a public hearing to determine the reasonableness of that assessment.

(c)

Payment of assessment. If such assessment is not paid in full within 30 days, then the director shall certify the charge for abatement to the director of finance as a special assessment represented by a special tax bill against the real property affected. At the request of the taxpayer, the tax bill may be paid in installments over a period of not more than ten years. Should any such installment become delinquent, the whole unpaid amount shall become due.

(Ord. No. 100301, § 1, 5-6-10)