[CC 2000 §145.040; Ord. No. 969 §§1 — 4, 2-13-1992]
A.
The
City of Pagedale is hereby authorized to establish a special tax bill
(lien policies and procedures) designed to recoup monies spent by
the City to abate ordinance violations which threaten the public health,
safety and welfare.
B.
A minimum
of fifteen (15) days after issuance of a written notice from the Pagedale
Housing and Sanitation Inspector, Building Commissioner and/or Public
Works Director, the City is hereby authorized to abate any ordinance
violation, which threatens the public health, safety and welfare,
whenever any owner or agent of property in Pagedale, so notified according
to City of Pagedale's Code of Ordinances or State law, fails, neglects
or refuses to properly correct and/or abate an ordinance violation.
Proper notification shall be considered to be either certified or
regular mail addressed to the last known address of the violator or
notice posted on the property in violation.
C.
Whenever
the City has effected the abatement of an ordinance violation which
threatens the public health, safety and welfare, the actual cost to
abate the problem shall be charged to the property owner of record,
occupant or agent of such property with a special tax bill (lien)
and shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the date of the completion
of the work performed by the City.
D.
If,
after thirty (30) days, any cumulative charges rendered, which are
greater than one hundred dollars ($100.00), are not paid in full,
the City shall record, with the St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds
office, a special tax bill (lien) which shall include the City's cost
to abate the ordinance violation and all administrative and ministerial
costs associated with the recording of the appropriate documents with
the St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds. Such special tax bill shall
be collected in the manner fixed by law for the collection of special
tax bills (liens) and shall constitute prima facie evidence that the
work has been done, that the charge therefor is reasonable and that
all proceedings with reference to the issuance of such special tax
bill are regular and valid, together with all other facts stated upon
the face of such bill.
