[Adopted as Ch. 25, Art. III, of the 2001 Code]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
No person shall permit any garbage or debris to accumulate on their premises or private property. It is hereby declared to be a nuisance and it shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of real estate to refuse or neglect to remove the garbage or debris.
The Mayor, Chief of Police or the Mayor's designated representative may issue a written notice for removal of garbage or debris. Such garbage or debris shall be removed by the owner or occupant within five days after such notice has been duly served.
Service of notice provided for herein may be effected by handing the same to the owner, occupant or lessee of the premises, or to any member of his household of the age of 15 years or older found on the premises or by mailing such notice to the last known residence address of the owner; provided that if the premises are unoccupied and the owner's address cannot be obtained, then the notice may be served by posting the same upon the premises.
If the person so served does not abate the nuisance within five days, the City may proceed to abate such nuisance, keeping an account of the expense of the abatement, and such expense shall be charged and paid by such owner or occupant.
Charges for such removal shall be a lien upon the premises.
A. 
A bill representing the cost and expense incurred or payable for the service shall be presented to the owner. If this bill is not paid within 30 days of submission of the bill, a notice of lien of the cost and expenses thereof incurred by the City shall be recorded in the following manner:
(1) 
A description of the real estate sufficient for identification thereof.
(2) 
The amount of money representing the cost and expense incurred or payable for the service.
(3) 
The date or dates when said cost and expense were incurred by the City. The lien shall be filed within 60 days after the cost and expense are incurred.
B. 
Payment of costs; release of lien. Notice of such lien claim shall be mailed to the owner of the premises if his address is known. Upon payment of the cost and expense after notice of lien has been filed, the lien shall be released by the City or person in whose name the lien has been filed, and the release shall be filed of record in the same manner as filing notice of the lien.
C. 
Foreclosure of lien. Property subject to a lien for unpaid charges shall be sold for nonpayment of the same, and the proceeds of such sale shall be applied to pay the charges after deducting costs, as is the case in the foreclosure of statutory liens. Such foreclosure shall be in the name of the City, after the lien is in effect for 60 days. Suit to foreclose this lien shall be commenced within two years after the date of filing the notice of lien.