HomeMy WebLinkAbout3811 ORDINANCE NO. ~\
AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 1673,
§ 30, relating to collection of liens.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Section 30 of Ordinance No. 1673 shall be
amended to read as follows:
15.08.300 COLLECTION OF LIENS. Whenever any sum of money is to
be charged as a lien upon the particular property upon which work
shall be done by any department of the city under the terms and
provisions of this chapter, the manner and method of collecting
said amounts shall be, substantially, as follows:
The owner or agent of the property shall be given a
notice in writing by the superintendent of streets and sewers, or
by the city health officer, that the owner or agent is required
to do the particular work at the expense of the property owner.
The notice shall be in substantially the following form:
To . Owner, and .... Agent, of that certain
property described as Lot . . . in Block ., .....
Addition to the City of Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington:
You are hereby notified to perform the following work
upon the above-described property within ten days of the date of
the service of this notice upon you, viz: . . .
And you are further notified that if you do not perform
said work within said period of ten days, then the city of
Bremerton will perform the same and charge the amount of said
work against said property, and will proceed to collect the same
according to law.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON,
By.
Superintendent of Streets
A copy of this notice shall be posted upon the property
affected and a further copy shall be mailed to the agent or owner
at his last known address. In case the agent or owner fails to
perform the work within ten days after said notice shall have
been mailed and posted, then the work shall be done by the
property department of the city, and as soon as practicable after
said work is performed, the owner or agent shall be notified in
the same manner as hereinbefore provided, that the work has been
done by the city and of the amount of the charge for doing said
work and shall be required either to pay to the city treasurer of
the city the amount, within thirty days after the date of the
posting and mailing of said notice to him, or to file with the
city council objections in writing against said charge. The form
of notice just provided for shall be substantially as follows:
To .... Owner, and . . . Agent, of Lot . . ., in
Block .... Addition to the City of Bremerton, Kitsap County,
Washington:
You are hereby notified that pursuant to a former
notice given you upon the . . . day of ..... , 19 . . , that
the city of Bremerton has performed the work required to be done
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pursuant to the said former notice, and that the cost and expense
of doing said work is the sum of .... dollars. You are
further notified that unless you pay said amount to the city
treasurer, or file objections against said amount within thirty
days of the date of service of this notice upon you, that the
same shall be a lien against the above-described real property
and will be collected by the city of Bremerton according to law.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON
By
Superintendent of Streets
The city council shall at their next regular meeting
after the filing of any objections or as soon thereafter as may
be convenient, hear the same. At such hearing, the council may
take any action in the matter as may seem just. After the
hearing, or after the expiration of the thirty day period
hereinbefore provided for when no objection is filed, the amount
thereof shall become a lien against the property upon which said
work was performed, and the city attorney is hereby authorized to
proceed to collect said amount in any lawful manner.
APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading this
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton,
signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk in
authentication of such passage t /D~ce~mbe~, 1982.
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L. MANDIO
City Clerk