A. If the owner, occupant or agent in charge of the property has neither alleviated the conditions causing the alleged violation nor requested a hearing within the time periods specified in Section 8.28.040 of this chapter, the public officer or an authorized assistant shall abate or remove the conditions causing the violation.

B. If the city abates or removes the nuisance pursuant to this section, the city shall give notice to the owner or his or her agent by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the total cost of the abatement or removal incurred by the city. The notice shall also state that the payment is due within thirty (30) days following receipt of the notice. The city may also recover the cost of providing notice, including any postage, required by this section.

C. The notice shall also state that if the cost of the removal or abatement is not paid within the thirty (30) day period, the cost of the abatement or removal shall be collected in the manner provided by KSA 12-1,115, and amendments thereto, or shall be assessed as special assessments and charged against the lot or parcel of land on which the nuisance was located and the city clerk, at the time of certifying other city taxes, shall certify the unpaid portion of the costs and the county clerk shall extend the same on the tax rolls of the county against such lot or parcel of land and it shall be collected by the county treasurer and paid to the city as other city taxes are collected and paid. The city may pursue collection both by levying a special assessment

and in the manner provided by KSA 12-1,115, and amendments thereto, but only until the full cost and applicable interest has been paid in full. (KSA 12-1617f) (Ord. G-959 § 1 (part), 2004)