Title:      7           Health and Welfare

Chapter:    7.08        Nuisances

Section:    7.08.610    Emergencies

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if it appears to the enforcement official that a public nuisance represents an immediate threat or danger to the public health or safety, the en­forcement official may abate such public nuisance to the extent necessary to eliminate such threat or danger to the public health or safety without following the notice and hearing requirements set forth in Articles 7 and 8 of this chapter.

The property owner shall be responsible for the costs of abate­ment which shall be confirmed in accordance with Article 9 of this chapter within thirty days after the emergency abatement is com­menced.

In addition to evidence required to be presented at the accounting hearing as set forth in Article 9 of this chapter, the property owner shall have the right to present evidence to prove that a nuisance did not exist at the time of the emergency abatement; and having provid­ed such evidence satisfactory to the board, the costs of an emergency abatement shall be a county charge. (Ord. 97‑11 § 2 (part), 1997.)