§ 12.14.030. Notice to fill or cover—City authority.  


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  • If, in the opinion of the city council, there exists on private property an abandoned excavation which constitutes a public nuisance and/or a hazard to persons, the city council may direct the city manager or his subordinates to give notice to the owner in fee simple, or the person lawfully in possession thereof, to fill and compact said excavation or to cover and/or guard the same in a manner designed for and sufficient to remove and dissipate the hazard created by said excavation.

    Said notice may be delivered personally or by registered mail to the address of the person affected; and in addition a notice shall be posted on said property. If after thirty days from said notice, the person fails or refuses to correct said hazard in the manner hereinbefore set forth, the city may, at its option, enter said premises and abate said nuisance by filling up the excavation with appropriate fill or otherwise imposing or erecting a guard thereon.

(Ord. 718 §3, 1979).