City Code Section
- A. Whenever a nuisance is abated under this Title, the City Administrator will keep an accurate account of all expenses incurred, including any civil penalties plus 100 percent of contractor’s costs for each nuisance abated. When the City has abated a nuisance maintained by an owner of real property, for each subsequent nuisance that is abated by the City within two consecutive calendar years concerning real property, owned by the same person, an additional civil penalty of 50 percent (minimum of $100) of the cost of abatement will be added to the costs charges and civil penalties provided for in this Subsection. The additional civil penalty will be imposed without regard to whether the nuisances abated by the City involve the same real property or are of the same character.
- B. When a property meets the conditions for costs or penalties as described in this Section, the revenue service and program of the City Administrator will file a statement of such costs or penalties. Upon receipt of the statement, the revenue service and program of the City Administrator will mail a notice to the property owner, stating the City’s intent to assess the property in question the amount due plus charges to cover the costs of the revenue service and program of the City Administrator. In the event that the amount due as set forth in the notice is not paid in full within 30 days of the date of notice, the revenue service and program of the City Administrator will enter the amount of the unpaid balance, plus charges to cover administrative costs of the revenue service and program of the City Administrator, in the Docket of City Liens, which will therefore constitute a lien against the property.