Ordinance - #07-14 - 09/11/2007 - Laserfiche WebLink

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determination of the Hearing Examiner or City Council and. all abatement processes shall be ceased. If the Hearing Examiner or the City Council. find that a public nuisance or City Code violation does exist; then the City shall notify the affected property owner by personal service or by certified mail that the nuisance must be abated within fourteen (14) days from the date of service of the notice. Service by certified mail shall be deemed complete upon mailing. The order shall also state that failure to abate the nuisance within the applicable time period will result in summary abatement procedures, and that the cost of abatement will be assessed against the subject property. Upon expiration of the time required by the notice, the City Administrator or hislher designee may abate the nuisance or violation. v. Record of Abatement Costs and Billing. The Chief of Police, or his or her designee, shall keep a record of the costs of abatement performed under this Section and shall report monthly to the Finance Officer all work performed for which the property owners shall be billed. The invoices shall state and certify the description of the land, lots or parcels. involved and the amount assessable to each. VI. Certification of Unpaid Abatement Costs to County Auditor. On or before September 1 of each year, the Finance Officer shall list the total unpaid charge for each abatement or administrative citation against each separate lot or parcel to which they are attributable under this Ordinance. After notice and hearing as provided in Minnesota Statutes Section 429.061, the Council may then spread the charges against property benefited as a special assessment under Minnesota Statues, Section 429.101 and other pertinent statutes for certification to the County Auditor and collection along with current taxes the following year, or in annual installments, not exceeding ten, as the Council may determine in each case. e) Interference Prohibited. 1. Interference. It is a misdemeanor for any person to prevent, delay or interfere with the City or their agents while they are engaged in the performance of duties set forth in this Section. Subdivision 3. Administrative Citation. a) Application. An administrative citation may be issued in conjunction with, or in lieu of, prosecution or abatement for any violation of any section of this code, as described by Resolution of the City Council and is subject to the administrative hearing process described herein.