Section 8.08.030 Abatement by City.

If any owner of land described in the notice issued pursuant to Section 8.08.020 shall fail or neglect to eradicate or destroy and remove weeds, garbage, refuse or unsightly or deleterious objects or structures upon the premises in accordance with such notice, the Inspector may take such action as is necessary to cause such weeds, garbage, refuse or unsightly or deleterious objects or structures to be removed or destroyed. The Building Inspector or the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall then prepare an itemized statement of all expenses incurred in the removal and destruction of same, and shall mail a copy thereof to the owner demanding payment within twenty (20) days of the date of the mailing. The notice shall be deemed delivered when mailed by registered mail addressed to the property owner's last known address. In the event the owner fails to make payment of the amount set forth in the statement to the City Treasurer within the twenty (20) days, the Building Inspector or the Zoning Enforcement Officer , on behalf of the City, may cause suit to be brought in an appropriate court of law or may refer the matter to the county treasurer as provided in Utah Code Annotated 1953, Chapter 10-11, as amended. In the event collection of the costs are pursued through the courts, the City may sue for and receive judgment upon all of the costs of removal and destruction together with reasonable attorney's fees, interest and court costs. The City may execute on such judgment in the manner provided by law. In the event that the Building Inspector or the Zoning Enforcement Officer elects to refer the matter to the county treasurer for inclusion in the tax notice of the property owner, he shall make, in triplicate, an itemized statement of all expenses incurred in the removal and destruction of same, and shall deliver the three (3) copies of the statement to the county treasurer within ten (10) days after the completion of the work of removing such weeds, garbage, refuse, objects or structures. (Ord. 83-22 § 3)