5-3-7. Procedures for abatement .

(1) Once the procedures set forth in this title have been completed, the violation may be abated by County personnel or by a private contractor acting under the direction of the County.

(2) County personnel or a private contractor may enter upon private property in a reasonable manner to abate the ordinance violation as specified in the notice of violation or administrative code enforcement order.

(3) If the responsible person abates the violation before the County performs the actual abatement pursuant to a notice of violation or administrative code enforcement order, the ordinance enforcement administrator may still assess all costs incurred by the County against the responsible person.

(4) When the abatement is completed, a report describing the work performed and an itemized account of the total abatement costs shall be prepared by the ordinance enforcement administrator. The report shall contain the names and addresses of the responsible persons of each parcel and the tax parcel number.

(5) The ordinance enforcement administrator shall serve the notice of costs and the itemized bill of costs by certified mail to the last known address of the responsible person. The notice shall demand full payment within 20 days to the county treasurer.

(6) The ordinance enforcement administrator shall schedule a hearing to review the itemized bill for costs if requested in writing by any or all responsible persons. (Ord. 2005-05,  2/15/05 )