§ 94.32. Noncompliance—Remedy of city.

A.

If any owner, agent, occupant, lessee, tenant or other person in charge of the premises referred to in § 94.31 of this chapter neglects or refuses to obey such notice, the Director of Neighborhood Assistance or a properly authorized employee is authorized to put the premises in proper order at the expense of such owner, occupant, agent, lessee, tenant or other person having charge thereof.

B.

All expenses so incurred to remedy the nuisance condition by the Director of Neighborhood Assistance together with an administrative charge and/or fine, as described hereafter, shall be reported to the Director of Finance, who shall mail a statement thereof to the owner of the property, if his address is known. If after thirty days, the amount remains unpaid, the Director of Finance shall certify the total amount of the expense, the name of the owner of the land, and a sufficient description of the premises, to the Auditor of Summit County, to be entered upon the tax duplicate, to be a lien on the land from the date of entry, to be collected as other taxes and assessments and returned to the City, pursuant to R.C. § 731.54.

C.

In addition to the actual expenses described above, the owner of the premises must pay an administrative charge. For the first and second times in a calendar year that the City abates a nuisance under this chapter, maintains a sidewalk or other property under Chapter 98, maintains a tree under Chapter 101, and/or removes litter under Chapter 95 on the premises, the administrative charge each time will be two hundred dollars. Should the City be required to abate additional nuisances, maintain sidewalks or other property, maintain a tree, or remove additional litter on those premises a third or subsequent time within that calendar year, in addition to the expenses incurred and the administrative penalty described above, a fine of two hundred fifty dollars will be charged to the owner. The remedy provided for herein shall be in addition to the penalties provided in § 94.99 of this chapter.

(Ord. 222-2008 §1: Ord. 597-2006)

(Ord. 210-2012; Ord. 353-2016)