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SECTION 19. APPEAL OF NOTICE :OF VIOLATION. Any person receiving a Notice of Violation may appeal the determination of the City of Gem Lake. The notice of appeal must be received within thirty (30).days from the date of the Notice of Violation, ,except in the instance where a .Cease and Desist Order is issued as.described in "Jiu then the notice of appeal:mustbe received within ten (10) days from the date of the Cease and. Desist Order. Hearing on the, appeal before the.appropriate.authority or his/her designee shall take place within thirty.(30) days. from the date of receipt of the notice.of appeal. The decision of the municipal authority or their designee shall be final. SECTION 20. ENFORCEMENT MEASURES AFTER APPEAL. If the violation has not been corrected pursuant to the.requirements. set forth in .the Notice of Violation, or; in the event of an appeal, within ten (10) days of the. decision of the municipal authority upholding the:decision of the City of Gem Lake, then representatives of the.City of Gem Lake. shall enter upon the subject private property and are. authorized. to take any and al measures necessary to abate the violation andlor restore the property, It shall be unlawful for any person, owner, agent or ;person in possession of any..premises to refuse to allow the government agency or designated contractor to enter upon the premises for the purposes -set forth 'above. SECTION 21. COST OF ABATEMENT OF THE VIOLATION. Within forty-five (45) days after abatement of the violation, the owner of the: property will .be notified of tiie cost of abatement,. including administrative costs. The.property owner may Fiile a written protest objecting to the amount of the assessment within thirty (30) days.. If thezinount due is not paid within a timely manner as determined by the decision ofthe..municipal authority or by.the expiration of (lie time in which to file an appeal, the charges skull become a special assessment against the property and shall constitute a lien on the. property for the amount of the assessment: Any person violating any of the provisions of this article skull become liable to the City of Gem Lake by reason of such violation. The liability shall be paid in not more than twelve(.12) equal payments. Interest .at the rate of eight (8) percent per annum shall be assessed on the balance beginning on the first day following discovery of the. violation. SECTION 22. VIOLATIONS DEEMED A PUBLIC NUISANCE. In addition to the enforcement processes. and penalties provided, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance is a threat to public health, safety, and welfare, and: is declared and:deemed a nuisance, and may be summarily: abated or restored at the violator's expense, and/or a civil action to abate; enjoin, or otherwise compel the:cessation of such nuisance may be taken. SECTION23. REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE. The. remedies listed. in this ordin.ance:are. not exclusive of any other remedies available under any .applicable federal,. state or locallaw and it i8,within the discretion of the authorized enforcement agency toseek cumulative. remedies. The City of Gem Lake may recover all attorney's.fees court costs and other expenses associated with enforcement of this ordinance, including sampling and monitoring expenses. SECTION 24. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance.shall take.effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Dated: , 2017 Robert Upzen -- Mayor William Short _ Clerk Summary of Ordinance XXX approved by City Council and..published in the White. Bear Press on 2017.