§ 8-9. Noncompliance by owner, city's right to enter premises and remove garbage and/or trash; billing; lien.  


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  • If failure to adequately provide for garbage collection in accordance with this article shall result in an unsanitary condition or create a nuisance, the city shall have the right to enter upon the premises, remove garbage, trash or construction waste and charge the owner the cost to the city for such services. Billing for collection shall be on a per pickup basis. The city shall forward to the owner at his last known address a copy of the charges for such collection, including any delinquency charges, and, if same is not paid within thirty (30) days after such notice is mailed, the same shall be and constitutes a lien upon the property in question.

(Ord. No. 78-122, § 1, 8-1-78; Ord. No. 89-186, § 7, 3-20-90)