§ 93.07. Additional authority to abate nuisance

(A) The city may abate, without notice, weeds that:

(1) Have grown higher than 48 inches; and

(2) Are an immediate danger to the health, life or safety of any person.

(B) Not later than the tenth day after the date the city abates weeds under this section, the city shall give notice to the property owner in the manner required by § 93.06. The notice shall contain:

(1) An identification, which is not required to be a legal description, of the property;

(2) A description of the violation(s) of the subchapter that occurred on the property;

(3) A statement that the city abated weeds; and

(4) An explanation of the property owner's right to request an administrative hearing about the city's abatement of the weeds.

(C) The city shall conduct an administrative hearing before the City Council on the abatement of weeds under this section if, not later than the 30th day after the date of the abatement of the weeds, the property owner files with the city a written request for a hearing. An administrative hearing conducted under this section shall be conducted not later than the 20th day after the date a request for a hearing is filed. The owner may testify or present any witnesses or written information relating to the city's abatement of the weeds.

(D) The city may assess reasonable expenses and create liens under this section as it assesses expenses and creates liens under § 93.08. A lien created under this section is subject to the same conditions as a lien created under § 93.08. The authority granted the city by this section is in addition to the authority granted by § 93.08.

(Ord. 0-13-02, passed 12-10-02)