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G. Owner's Responsibility for Costs. The owner is: responsible for a.II costs associated with nuisance abatement and cleanup of the clandestine drug lab sire or.chemical dump site, including, but.not limited to., costs For: f) Emergency Response; Z) Posting and physical security of the site; 3) Notifications.of affected parties; 4). Expenses related to the recovery.. of costs,. ineIuding.Ihe assessment process; 5) Laboratory Fees; 6) Cleanup services; 7) Administrative fees; and 8) Qther associated costs 7. City. Authority to Initiate. Cleanup and Recovery of Costs. 1) If, within ten (10) days after service of notice of the Declaration of Public Health Nuisance, the City is unab.le:to locate the property owner oe if the City E nvi eon ph 0, Mal Health Official determines that the owner refuse&to, .Or cannot pay the.costs, or arrange. timely assessment and cleanup that is acceptable to the City, the.City Environmental Health Off icia.I. is authorized to proceed in a prompt inannerYo initiate the on -site assessment and cleanup. 2) The City may abate the nuisance by removing any hazardous structure,.building,.or otherwise., in accordance. with Minnesota Statutes.Chapter 463, Section 14 of this Ordinance or -by any other me.an:provided under law. 3) I.f the City abates the public health nuisance, in addition to any :legal remedy, it is. entitled to recover all costs: associated with such abatement.pIus an additional 2 5 % of the. City's costs for adibinisfration. In addition to: any other legal remedy, .the City may recover costs by ci.v:iI action against.the::person. or persons who :own the property in the matter that .tax es and special. assessments are: certified and collected pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 429.10.1. 8. Authority to. ,Modify or Remove Declaration of Public Health Nuisance, I) The -Environmental Health Official is authorized to modify the Declaration conditions or remove .the Declaration of Public Health Nuisanee: 2) Such nod iifications.orremoval of the Declaration shall only occur after documentation from a. qualified environmental or cleaning firm stating that .the health and safety risks, including those to neighbors and potential dwelIing.occupants, are sufficiently abated or corrected to allow safe. occupancy of the dwelling. Section 4; Enforcement. It shall .be the duty ofthe Council to enforce the -provisions of this Ordinance. The Council may, by resolution, .delegate. to other of icer(s) or, agenc i e s. p ower to enforce. particular provisions of this Ordinance,. including the power to inspect.private premises: and the officers or. agencies charged with enforcement o£this Ordinance shall take all reasonable. precautions to prevent the .comm ission and maintenance of chemical dump sites, clandestine drug lab. sites, and public. health nuisances. Section .5. Penalties.: In addition. to:any Fines; costs; or assessments provided for. by this.Ord Inance or other City Ordinances, -the City may prosccute:a. violation of any provision oftliis Ordinance as a misdemeanor, and a person, if convicted, may be punished by the: maximum Fine and term of imprisonment. provided by Minnesota Statutes § 09M subd. 3, as that statute maybe amended.from time to time. Clandestine Drug Lab Ordinance.No. 143