A. When a dwelling unit, regardless of type or size, is removed from its site, the owner of the property shall, within 60 days of the dwelling’s removal, ensure the removal of all foundations, supports, blocks, piers, and other materials that will not be necessary for the future development and use of the property and that may, in the interim, be a hazard or neighborhood nuisance, or an eyesore that may adversely affect the community’s or the neighborhood’s appearance.

B. Following removal of a dwelling from its site, the owner of the property shall immediately disconnect all utility services to the property, cap the sewer connection and well or other water source and cover or fill an excavation or basement that may be a hazard.

C. Should the property owner fail within 60 days after the removal of the dwelling to perform the requirements of subsections (A) and (B) of this section, the city of Talent is authorized to perform the work and thereafter record a lien against the real property. Prior to the initiation of the work, the city of Talent shall deliver or mail by certified mail notice to the last known address of the owner specifying that the work will be initiated by the city of Talent within 10 days from the date of the notice and that the cost will be liened against the property unless the owner, within the 10-day period, initiates the work described in subsections (A) and (B) of this section. [Ord. 967 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021; Ord. 817 § 8-3J.250, 2006.]