Any owner, lessee, occupant, or person in control of any lot, parcel of land, or premises within the city limits having on it any of the nuisances described in this article shall be required to remove, abate, or cure such nuisance within seven (7) days from the date of the written notice from the building official or his authorized representative.
(Ordinance 7050-A, sec. 4-1, adopted 7/18/02)
(a) 
In addition to section 6.04.071 above, the city may remove, abate, or cure such nuisance after seven (7) days from the date of the notice of violation given to the property owner and charge all expenses incurred by the city, including administrative fees, to such owner as prescribed in section 6.04.076. Such notice shall be given to the property owner as follows:
(1) 
Personally to the owner in writing;
(2) 
By letter (regular mail) addressed to the owner at the owner’s address as recorded in the appraisal district records of the appraisal district in which the property is located; or
(3) 
If personal service cannot be obtained:
(A) 
By publication at least once;
(B) 
By posting the notice on or near the front door of each building on the property to which the violation relates; or
(C) 
By posting the notice on a placard attached to a stake driven into the ground on the property to which the violation relates, if the property contains no buildings.
(b) 
If the city mails a notice to a property owner in accordance with subsection (a)(2) above, and the United States Postal Service returns the notice as “refused” or “unclaimed,” the validity of the notice is not affected, and the notice is considered as delivered.
(Ordinance 7050-A, sec. 4-2, adopted 7/18/02)
The city may inform the owner by regular mail and a posting on the property that, if the owner commits another violation of the same kind or nature that poses a danger to the public health and safety on or before the first anniversary (12 months) of the date of notice, the city without further notice may correct the violation at the owner’s expense and assess the expense against the property. If a violation covered by a notice under this section occurs within the one-year period, and the city has not been informed in writing by the owner of an ownership change, then the city without notice may take any action permitted by section 6.04.076.
(Ordinance 7050-A, sec. 4-3, adopted 7/18/02)
If the owner of any lot, parcel of land, premises, or any other property fails to comply with the notice given by section 6.04.072 and/or 6.04.073 above, within seven (7) days of the date of such notice, the city may enter the property and remove, abate, or cure such nuisance.
(Ordinance 7050-A, sec. 4-4, adopted 7/18/02)
If the city abates a nuisance under this article, the owner of such property shall be notified by regular mail of the expenses thereof. If such charges are not paid within thirty (30) days of the date of such notice, the building official or his designated representative shall cause to be filed with the county clerk documentation of such expenses sufficient to establish a lien against the property on which the nuisance was abated.
(Ordinance 7050-A, sec. 4-5, adopted 7/18/02)
Any person who violates this article shall be subject either to abatement restitution or penal fine(s) or both, or any other relief provided by law.
(1) 
Abatement restitution.
Any property owner notified by the provisions of sections 6.04.072 and 6.04.073 above of a violation of this article and who fails to abate such nuisance within the time specified shall be required to pay to the city all expenses incurred to abate the nuisance per sections 6.04.074 and 6.04.075, as provided in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(2) 
Penal fine.
The city may issue a citation or summons to any owner, lessee, occupant, or person in charge of property within the city limits who violates this article. An individual receiving a citation or summons who is convicted of violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) 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.
(Ordinance 7050-A, sec. 4-6, adopted 7/18/02; Ordinance adopting Code)