8.14.390 - Assessment of costs.

A.

Whenever actual costs are incurred by the city to remedy violations of this Code, such costs shall be assessed against the responsible person. In addition to the actual costs to the city to abate the violation, an administrative cost, in the amount established in the consolidated fee schedule, shall also be assessed.

B.

When abatement is completed, the Director of Urban Livability or the director's designee shall prepare an itemized statement of costs.

C.

The Director of Urban Livability or the director's designee shall cause to be served the itemized statement of costs by certified mail to the last known address of the responsible person. The notice shall demand full payment within thirty (30) days to the City of South Salt Lake. It shall advise the responsible person of the right and the procedures to request an administrative hearing to challenge the reasonableness of the costs assessed.

D.

A responsible person shall have a right to an administrative hearing to contest the reasonableness of the itemized statement of costs. After receiving an itemized statement of costs, the responsible person shall pay the costs assessed within thirty (30) days unless an administrative hearing is requested to challenge the accuracy of the statement. A request for such hearing shall be in writing and shall be filed within ten (10) days from the date of service of the itemized statement of costs in accordance with Section 2.22.040 of this Code. Failure to request an administrative hearing as provided shall constitute a waiver to an administrative hearing and a waiver of the right to appeal.

E.

If a responsible person fails to pay costs by the deadline imposed in an administrative order, the Director of Urban Livability or the director's designee shall take such steps as are necessary to record with the Salt Lake County Recorder a lien against the property.

(Ord. No. 2020-06, § VI, 6-3-2020)