§ 11.07.060. Recovery of abatement costs.

(a) In addition to any other reasonable means authorized by the court for the recovery of money expended by the county to abate the chronic nuisance, and, except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), for the collection of civil penalties imposed pursuant to Section 11.07.050, the expense and civil penalties shall be a special assessment against the property upon which the chronic nuisance existed. The special assessment shall be collected pursuant to the provisions set forth in subsection 4 of NRS 244.360.

(b)

Any civil penalties that have not been collected from the owner of the property may not be made a special assessment against the property pursuant to subsection (a) unless:

(1)

At least twelve months have elapsed after the date specified in the order of the court by which the owner must abate the chronic nuisance or, if the owner appeals that order, the date specified in the order of the appellate court by which the owner must abate the chronic nuisance, whichever is later;

(2)

The owner has been billed, served or otherwise notified that the civil penalties are due; and

(3)

The amount of the uncollected civil penalties is more than five thousand dollars.

(Ord. 2720 § 3 (part), 2002: Ord. 2008 § 1 (part), 1997)

(Ord. No. 3996, § 4, 12-20-2011)