§ 8.08.080. Emergency abatement procedure.

A.

When the enforcement officer determines that a nuisance exists on a property and the nuisance constitutes an imminent, clear and compelling danger to health, safety or welfare of persons or property, or if a notice to abate has been served upon the same owner or resident relative to the same property within the prior twelve months pertaining to the same or a substantially similar nuisance, the enforcement officer is authorized to abate or have abated the nuisance without prior notice and opportunity for hearing. The costs of such action may be assessed against the property set forth in subsection B of Section 8.08.070 only after notice of the proposed assessment has been given to the property owner or resident and hearing before the city council.

B.

The city may directly abate the nuisance conditions as provided above; or the city manager may formulate a policy for abatement of such properties by an approved list of contractors, with the costs of such abatement to be the actual amount therefor as charged by the service provider, but not less than a minimum charge of two hundred fifty dollars, plus the administrative expenses of the city.

(Ord. 788 §1(part), 1989)

(Ord. No. 1358, § 2, 6-16-2014)