§ 9.04.080 — Necessary actions

9.04.080 - Necessary actions.

(A) In addition to and independent of any other proceeding or remedy authorized by this Chapter or by State law, if an owner or responsible party in violation of this Chapter fails or neglects to remove the public nuisance within the applicable time limit specified in Section 9.04.060 and has not filed a timely appeal pursuant to Section 9.04.070, the City may take any and all action necessary to abate the public nuisance. In addition, after the City has taken abatement action more than once concerning a particular parcel, the City may undertake preventative measures as part of its abatement action, which may include, without limitation, creating a dirt berm or installing a fence around the appropriate portions of the parcel, and installing appropriate signage, to prevent and discourage future nuisance activity. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, at least ten days' notice of the City's intent to take or cause abatement action under this Section must be provided to an owner or responsible party. Subject to compliance with the provisions of Paragraph (2) of Subsection (C) of Section 9.04.050, this notice requirement shall be deemed to have been met if a notice of violation indicates that such abatement action may be taken upon failure to remove a public nuisance within the time limit specified. (C) A fifteen percent administrative fee shall be added to the cost of the contract price, if any, for each abatement action conducted to remove or correct a public nuisance. (D) If, in the opinion of the City Manager, or a duly authorized representative, the condition of a property constitutes an imminent hazard, the City Manager or representative may order immediate abatement of the hazard without notice. The abatement work shall be limited to the minimum work necessary to remove the hazard. Before ordering abatement under this Section, the City Manager or representative shall first obtain the concurrence of at least one other City or public agency official. City and public agency officials that may concur with or request a designation of imminent hazard pursuant to this Section include, without limitation, the City Manager; the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department; the Southern Nevada Health District; and the Departments of Fire and Rescue, Public Works, Community Development, Public Safety, and Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. The City shall pay the initial cost and expense of any emergency abatement from any appropriation made available for that purpose. Any costs and expenses incurred, and any fees imposed, in connection with the removal of an imminent hazard may be assessed against the property or the owner in accordance with the procedure described in Section 9.04.100. (E) A report of abatement proceedings taken pursuant to this Section, and a separate account of the abatement costs on each parcel, shall be filed with the City Clerk.

(Ord. No. 6816, § 85, 8-17-22; Ord. No. 6518, § 13, 4-6-16; Ord. No. 6177, § 2, 2-15-12; Ord. 5873 § 12 (part), 2006)