§ 220.060. Immediate Abatement — Special Tax Bill.

Whenever it becomes necessary to immediately abate a nuisance, as defined by Section 220.020, by common law or by the Statutes of the State, in order to secure the general health or safety of the City or any of its inhabitants, the City Manager is authorized to abate or remove such nuisance. The City shall provide service of written notice to the owner of the property and, if the property is not owner-occupied, to any occupant of the property specifically describing each condition of the lot or land declared to be a public nuisance and identifying what action will remedy the public nuisance. The City Manager may use any suitable means or assistance for the removal or abatement of the nuisance, whether employees of the City or day laborers especially employed for that purpose or any other helper or assistance necessary therefor. The City Manager shall certify the cost of abating or removing such nuisance together with the proof of notice to the owner of the property to the Director of Finance who shall prepare a special tax bill against the property on which such nuisance was located, which tax shall be collected like other taxes.

If the certified cost is not paid, the tax bill shall be considered delinquent. The tax bill shall be deemed a personal debt against the owner and shall also be a lien on the property from the date the bill is delinquent until paid.

R.O. 2011 §8.24.060; Code 1950 §603.4; Prior Code §22-6; Ord. No. 5529 §1, 4-21-1986; Ord. No. 7025 § 2, 11-28-2016