City Code Section
- A. Nuisances.
- 1. Whenever a nuisance is abated by the City, the City Administrator will keep an accurate account of all expenses incurred for each nuisance abated including but not limited to abatement costs, civil penalties, fees, administrative costs, recorders fees and title report charges as set forth in the Enforcement Fee and Penalty Schedule as approved by City Council.
- 2. When the City has abated a nuisance maintained by any 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 as set forth in the Enforcement Fee and Penalty Schedule will be added to the costs, charges and civil penalties. The additional civil penalty will be imposed without regard to whether the nuisance abated by the City involved the same real property or are of the same character.
- 3. Costs and penalties resulting from nuisance abatement may be assessed as a lien upon the real property as provided in Subsection D.
- B. Disabled vehicles.
- 1. Whenever a vehicle is removed from real property by the City, the City Administrator will keep an accurate account of all expenses incurred for each disabled vehicle removed including but not limited to abatement costs, civil penalties, administrative costs, inspection fees, recording fees, and title report charges as set forth in the Enforcement Fee and Penalty Schedule as approved by City Council.
- 2. Whenever a vehicle has been tagged by the City and removed from real property and placed on the public right-of-way, the owner of the real property is responsible for that vehicle. The City Administrator may remove the vehicle from the right-of-way and keep an accurate account of all expenses incurred for each disabled vehicle removed including but not limited to abatement costs, civil penalties, administrative costs, fees, recording fees and title report charges as set forth in the Enforcement Fee and Penalty Schedule as approved by City Council.
- 3. Costs and penalties resulting from the abatement of disabled vehicles may be assessed as a lien upon the real property as provided in Subsection D.
- C. Occupancy of property after notice of violation.
- 1. Whenever a property owner causes or permits a vacant structure or portion thereof to be occupied in violation of this Title, a penalty as set forth in the Enforcement Fee and Penalty Schedule as approved by City Council may be imposed per structure or portion thereof.
- 2. Costs and penalties resulting from the occupancy of property after notice of violation may be assessed as a lien upon the real property as provided in Subsection D.
- D. When a property meets the conditions for assessment of fees or penalties as described in Subsections A., B. or C. above, Portland Permitting & Development will file a statement of such fees or penalties with the revenue service and program of the City Administrator. Upon receipt of the statement, the revenue service and program of the City Administrator will mail an assessment notice to the property owner. The notice will include the amount due plus 10 percent charges to cover the administrative costs of the revenue service and program of the City Administrator. At the same time the notice is mailed by the revenue service and program of the City Administrator, the revenue service and program of the City Administrator will enter the amount due or the amount of the unpaid balance, plus charges to cover the administrative cost of the revenue service and program of the City Administrator, in the Docket of City Liens, which will thereafter constitute a lien against the property. The property owner is responsible for paying all liens assessed against the property.
- E. When a property meets the conditions for assessment of fees or penalties as described in this Title, the City Administrator may also cause appropriate collection measures, including the legal action in a court of competent jurisdiction, to be instituted against the property owner in order to collect the assessed fees or penalties.