The Public Works Director shall keep an account of the cost of each abatement carried out by the County and shall render a report in writing to the County Hearing Officer showing the cost of abatement and the cost of administration. If property under more than one ownership has been included in an overall abatement project, the account shall show said costs for the property owned by each owner separately.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3559, effective 6-20-19)
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-15-1310 of this Article, no accounting shall be made, nor shall the owner be required to reimburse the County for the costs of abatement or the cost of administration if the condition being abated resulted solely from natural causes or was solely caused or created by some person other than the owner or his agents, employees, representatives or any person connected with the owner by blood or affinity.
Upon receipt of the account of the Public Works Director, the Clerk of the Board shall deposit a copy of the account pertaining to the property of each owner in the mail addressed to the owner and include therewith a notice informing the owner that, at a date and time specified in the notice which is not less than five (5) business days after the date of mailing of the notice, the County Hearing Officer will review the account and that the owner may appear at said time and be heard. The owner may waive the hearing on the accounting by paying the cost of abatement and the cost of administration to the Public Works Director at any time prior to the time set for the hearing by the County Hearing Officer. Unless otherwise expressly stated by the owner, payment of the cost of abatement and the cost of administration prior to said hearing shall be deemed a waiver of the right to said hearing and an admission that said accounting is accurate and reasonable.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3559, effective 6-20-19)
(a) 
At the time fixed, the County Hearing Officer shall meet to review the report of the Public Works Director. The owner may appear at said time and be heard on the questions whether the accounting and the costs included are accurate and the amounts reported are reasonable.
(b) 
The report of the Public Works Director shall be admitted into evidence. The owner shall bear the burden of proving that the accounting is not accurate and reasonable.
(c) 
The hearing shall be conducted in the manner prescribed in Chapter 31 of Part I of this Code.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3559, effective 6-20-19)
The County Hearing Officer shall make such modifications in the accounting as he or she deems necessary based on the evidence at the hearing and thereafter shall confirm the accounting by written decision.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3559, effective 6-20-19)
The Board may order that the cost of abating nuisances pursuant to this Chapter and the administrative costs as confirmed by the Board be placed upon the County tax roll by the County Auditor as special assessments against the respective parcels of land, or placed on the unsecured roll, pursuant to section 25845 of the Government Code of the State of California; provided, however, that the cost of abatement and the cost of administration as finally determined shall not be placed on the tax roll if paid in full prior to entry of said costs on the tax roll.