§ 430-12.002. Collection.

(a)

The total costs of abatement shall be included in a bill and sent by certified mail to the last known address of the landowner. Simultaneously, the bill may be sent by regular mail. If the bill sent by certified mail is returned unsigned, then service is deemed effective pursuant to regular mail. The bill shall inform the landowner that failure to pay the bill within forty-five calendar days from the date of mailing may result in a lien upon the property.

(b)

If the bill is not paid within forty-five days from the date of mailing, the enforcement officer shall render an itemized report in writing to the clerk of the board of supervisors for submittal to the board of supervisors for hearing and confirmation. The report shall include, at a minimum, the names and addresses of the possessor of the property and all persons having any record interest in the property (including but not limited to, holders of mortgages or deeds of trust), the date upon which the abatement of the nuisance was ordered, the date the abatement was complete, a description of the real property subject to the lien, and the total abatement costs.

(c)

At least ten days prior to the hearing, the clerk of the board of supervisors shall give notice, by certified mail, of the hearing to all persons named in the enforcement officer's report. The notice shall be prepared by the enforcement officer and shall describe the property by assessor's parcel number and street number or some other description sufficient to enable identification of the property and contain a statement of the amount of the proposed assessment.

(d)

The amounts and the costs of abatement mentioned in the report as confirmed shall constitute a special assessment against such property and are a lien on the property for the amount of the respective assessment. In addition to its rights to impose the special assessment, the county shall retain the alternative right to recover its costs by way of civil action against the owner and person in possession or control jointly and severally.

(e)

Costs shall not be collected from the landowner pursuant to this chapter if the finding specified in subsection (b) of Section 430-8.010 was previously made by the zoning administrator.

(Ords. 2007-36 § 2, 88-88 § 11, 86-58 § 3, 77-112).