1989 ORD 0-5-89_Amend Title 3_Refuse Abatement

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REFUSE ABATEMENT 23.035 — 23.036 23.035 Removal of Refuse by Private Contractor. If, at the end of the time allowed for compliance in the original notice or as extended in cases of appeal, compliance has not been accomplished, the officer issuing the notice or the agency of which he is an officer, may order weeds, dry grass, or other combustible nebbish to be removed by public officers or employees of said agency, or may cause such weeds, dry grass. or other combustible rubbish to be removed by private contractor selected and approved by the governing board of said agency, in the manner and under the terms specified by such governing board, and such removal occurs, as a special assessment, and such property shall be subject to a special assessment lien for said purpose. However, if a substantial amount of weeds, dry grass or other combustible rubbish shall have been removed from the land to which the Notice to Remove applied, and a period of eighty (80) days has elapsed since the Notice of Remove was delivered, a second Notice to Remove pursuant to Section 23.033 above, and the procedures set forth therefor shall be required prior to any removal of such matter by public officers. 23.036 Payment for Removal of Refuse. (a) PROCEDURE FOR PAYMENT. When said removal has been completed, the agency or officer so causing the same to be done shall render to the County Auditor an itemized statement covering work necessary for such removal. The Auditor shall pay the same from the funds of the agency or officer causing said work to be done, and by ►nail, the agency shall present to the owner a demand for payment. If payment is not made on behalf of the owner within sixty (60) days after mailing such bill, the agency shall certify to the Auditor the demands remaining unpaid, together with the information required by law in such cases. The County Auditor shall cause the amount of the sarlle to be entered upon the property from which removal was accolllhll.slic(l, :end the said special assessment and tax shall be included upon the next succre(lin-g tax statement. Thereafter, the amoeults Of the assessment shall be collected at the sante tinge and in the same manner Lis County taxes are collected, and :ire subject to the sante penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary County taxes, except that it' any real property to which such lien would attach Ilas been transferred or conveyed to a bona lids purchaser for value, or if' a lien of ;e bona fide cncunlbrancer for value Ines been created and attaches thereon, prior to the date on which the lirst irlstallnlcnt of such taxes would bcconee dclinquent, then the lien which WOUld otherwise be imposed by this scclion .ball not attach to such real property and the costs Of ahatcnlcnt, as confirmcd, rclatin,, to such property shrill he 1r;msl'crrcd to the un-,ccurcd roll f()r collcclion. (b) M'I'VALS. Ally appeal from these charges must be Idled within sixty (60) days from the date of billing or receipt of a tax bill which shows 2 - 37 111311791