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, Any person having an interest in the sign or the property may appeal the determination of the jldministrafor ordering removal or compliance by filing a written notice of appeal with the Sign Code Board of Appeals within 30 days after the date of mailing the notice, or 30 days after receipt of the notice if the notice was not mailed. Notwithstanding the above, in cases of emergency, the Administrator may cause the immediate removal of a dangerous or defective sign without notice. Sec. 9.7. Disposal of Signs - Fees Any sign removed by the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall become the property of the city and may be disposed of in any manner deemed appropriate by the city. The cost of removal of the sign by the city shall be considered a debt owed to the city by the owner of the sign and the owner of the property, and may be recovered in an appropriate court action by the city or by assessment against the property as hereinafter provided. The cost of removal shall include any and all incidental expenses incurred by the city in connection with the sign's removal. When it is determined by the Administrator that said sign would cause an imminent danger to the public safety, and contact cannot be made with a sign owner or building owner, no written notice shall have to be served. In this emergency situation, the Administrator may correct the danger, all costs being assessed as contained in the following sub-sections (a) through (h): (a) The notice given by the Adm.lnistrator shall state not only the remedial action required to be taken, but shall also state that it such action is not taken within the time limits set forth in this Code, the cost of correcting the unlawful feature of the sign may be assessed against the property on which the sign is located, together with the additional five per cent for inspection and incidental costs and an additional ten per cent penalty for the cost of collection, and collected in the same manner as real estate taxes against the property. (b) In the event that the owner of the premises, or person entitied to the possession, or the owner of the sign, shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the notice to repair, rehabili- tate or demolish the sign to be declared to be unlawful, the owner of the sign, the Owner of the premises upon which the sign is located, and the person entitled to possession thereof (if other than the owner of the premises), or all or any of them, may be prosecuted for violation of this Code. The Administrator may remove the sign declared to be unlawful. (c) If it shall be necessary for the Administrator to remove a sign pursuant to the provisions hereof, bids shall be taken when the estimated costs of demolition exceed $500.00. When completed, the Administrator shall certify to the clerk the legal description of the property upon which the work was done, together with the name of the owner thereof, as shown by the tax rolls of the related municipal area, together with a statement of work performed, the date of performance and the cost thereof. (d) Upon receipt of such statement, the clerk shall mail a nofice to the owner of said prem- ises as shown by the tax rolls, at the address shown upon the lax rolls. by certified mair, postage prepaid, notifying such owner that the work has been performed pursuant to this Code, stating the date of performance of the work, the nature of the work, and the de+ manding payments of the costs thereof (as certified by the Administrator), together with five per cent for the inspection and the other incidental costs in connection therewith, Such notice shall state that if said amount is not paid within thirty (30) days of mailing the notice, it shall become an assessment upon and a lien against the property of said owner, describing the same, and will be certified as an assessment against the property, together with a ten per cent penalty, for collection in the same manner as the real estate taxes upon the property. (e) If the clerk shall not receive payment within a period of 30 days following the mailing of such notice, the clerk shall inform the council of such fact and the council shall there- upon enact a resolution assessing the whole cost of such work, including five per cent 43