(1) Whenever the city administrator shall receive information indicating that a condition or object is a nuisance as defined in this chapter, then the city administrator shall cause notice to be given to the owner or other person in possession of or in charge of such property, describing the property by street address or description of land, describing the nuisance situated upon the property and demanding that the nuisance be abated within a specified period of time which shall not be less than 10 or more than 30 days from the date of such notice, and such notice shall also contain a statement that unless the nuisance is abated within the time provided the city will abate such nuisance and charge the cost thereof against the property as a special assessment, and such notice shall further state that the owner or possessor of such property shall have the right to a hearing before the council by mailing or delivering a written request for a hearing within 10 days from the date of such notice. Said notice shall be posted upon the property and mailed to the owner of such property by certified mail or delivered to such owner in person, but if the owner shall be unknown or cannot be found, then said notice shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city of North Bend.

(2) In the event that a hearing is requested by the owner or possessor of the property containing the alleged nuisance, then the matter shall be heard by the council at its next regular meeting. At the conclusion of such hearing, the council shall issue appropriate findings and orders.

(3) In the event that a nuisance shall not be abated within the time specified by the notice from the city administrator or by order of the city council, then such nuisance shall be abated by the city of North Bend and the cost of such abatement shall be charged against the property as a special assessment and shall become a lien upon the property to be collected in the same manner as public improvement liens.

(4) The city administrator may call for bids for the abatement work or may use city employees and equipment to perform all or any part of such work. If city employees or equipment are used, their labor shall be charged at the prevailing rate of wage for the same or similar work within the city. All publication and mailing costs together with a charge equal to 10 percent of the cost of the abatement work shall be charged to cover administrative expenses of the city. (Ord. 1284 § 3, 1965)