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110.193 ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES BY COUNCIL <br /> <br /> If, after such service of notice, the party or parties fail to abate the <br />blight condition or make the necessary repairs, alterations or changes in accordance <br />with the direction of the council, said council may cause such blight condition to <br />be abated at the expense of the city and recover such expenditure, plus an additional <br />twenty-five per cent (25%) of such expenditure, either by civil action against the <br />person or persons served; or if such service has been had upon the owner or occupant, <br />by ordering the clerk to extend such sum, plus twenty-five per cent (25%) thereof as <br />a special tax against the property upon which the blight condition existed and to <br />certify the same to the county auditor for collection in the manner as taxes and <br />special assessments are certified and collected. <br /> <br />SECTION 2. PENALTY <br /> <br /> Any person violating any provision of this ordinance is guilty of a misdemeanor <br />and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine or not more than $500.00 or imprisonment <br />for not more than ninety (90) days or both. <br /> <br />SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE <br /> <br /> This ordinance becomes effective upon its passage and publication according to <br />law. <br /> <br />PASSED by the City Council the 10th day of October, 1978. <br /> <br /> <br />