If a public nuisance is declared by judicial decree, after the defendant(s) receive(s) notice of entry of judgment as prescribed by law, and after the time within which an appeal may be filed has expired, then all procedures of this Chapter shall be applicable and may be followed in the same manner as if a decision by the County Hearing Officer had been made determining a public nuisance to exist.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3564, effective 7-4-19)
(a) 
Any owner may voluntarily abate a nuisance described in section 4-01-1070 of this Chapter at any time prior to commencement of abatement by the County. The County shall have discretion to request such voluntary correction or abatement prior to proceeding with the formal abatement procedures provided by this Chapter.
(b) 
The enforcement officer is also authorized to enter into voluntary abatement settlement agreements with the owner of a property, to allow the County to enter onto an owner's real property and to abate nuisances on behalf of the owner. Any such agreement must be approved as to form by County Counsel, and will require the owner to: admit the existence of the nuisance; consent to the County's entry on the subject real property; consent to the County's conducting abatement activities on the real property through the County's representatives and/or independent contractors; accept all liabilities and costs related to the abatement; and allow the County to collect such abatement costs by liening the subject real property, or by pursuing a personal lien against the owner. Nothing in this paragraph is intended to require a property owner to enter into a voluntary abatement settlement agreement with the County.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3564, effective 7-4-19)
If a public nuisance is not voluntarily corrected or abated by the owner or other responsible person, and if no request for administrative review has been made as provided in Article 7 of this Chapter, or if no appeal to the County Hearing Officer has been made as provided in Article 9 of this Chapter, or if the decision after an appeal to the County Hearing Officer so provides, the County may cause the public nuisance to be abated. The County or its representatives or independent contractors who are to perform the work may enter upon the real property on which the public nuisance exists for the purpose of abating the nuisance. If necessary, the enforcement officer shall apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a warrant authorizing entry upon the subject real property for purposes of undertaking the work of abatement.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3564, effective 7-4-19)
Regardless of the provisions of section 4-01-1310 of this Chapter, if it appears to the County that a public nuisance represents an immediate threat or danger to the public health or safety, the County may abate such public nuisance to the extent necessary to eliminate such threat or danger to the public health or safety without following the notice and hearing requirements set forth in Articles 5, 7, and 9 of this Chapter.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3564, effective 7-4-19)