(a) 
Whenever the code enforcement officer shall determine that any violation of this article has occurred, the officer shall send written notice to the violator.
(b) 
In addition to the written notice, the code enforcement officer may also post notice on the violation itself.
(c) 
The notice must state that the violation must be corrected and removed not later than the tenth (10th) day after the date of the notice.
(Ordinance 8014, art. III, sec. 1, adopted 2/19/04)
(a) 
If the violation is not corrected or remedied within the ten days following the date of the notice required by this article, the code enforcement officer is authorized to correct the violation. The cost of correction, and any other costs accrued by the city in the process of correcting the violation, shall be assessed against the violator. Payment of such expenses shall not relieve any person from prosecution for the violation of any part of this article.
(b) 
The code enforcement officer may issue a citation or summons to a person in charge of property within the city limits who violates this article. A person receiving a citation or summons who is convicted of violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor and fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). Each day the violation continues shall be considered a separate offense. Such remedy under this section is in addition to the abatement restitution.
(c) 
This section shall not be construed to limit the authority granted by any other law for a police officer or other authorized person to enforce the laws of this state and of this city.
(Ordinance 8014, art. III, sec. 2, adopted 2/19/04)
The code enforcement officer shall inform the violator, in the officer’s written notice to abate, that if the violator commits another violation of the same kind on or before the first anniversary, twelve (12) months, of the date of the notice, the code enforcement officer, without further notice, may correct the violation as provided in this article.
(Ordinance 8014, art. III, sec. 3, adopted 2/19/04)