A. It shall be the duty of every property owner to abate any public nuisance defined under state law or this code existing upon that property which shall be deemed to include for purposes of this chapter the abutting half of the street, sidewalk, and/or alley, and between the sidelines thereof as extended. For purposes of this chapter, “property owner” shall mean the owner of property whose name and address appears on the latest equalized county assessment roll.

B. Any property owner who fails to abate a public nuisance within the time prescribed in any notice or order provided for herein shall be assessed the cost of inspection(s) and administrative hearing fees, if applicable, in accordance with Section 3.70.040.

C. All bills for the charges set forth in subsection B of this section are due and payable upon billing date. An additional ten percent administrative service charge and interest at the rate of one percent per month shall be added to any surcharge which is delinquent. Should the city resort to court action to collect amounts due, the city shall be entitled also to collect its reasonable costs including reasonable attorney’s fees. (Ord. 5116 § 1, 2022)