Reference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the amending words and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. Section 4-9-30 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end:
"(18)(a)
to provide by ordinance that the owner of a lot or
property in the county, whether residential or commercial, shall
keep that lot or property clean and free of rubbish, debris, and
other unhealthy conditions that constitute a public nuisance;
however,
(i)
land zoned for farming and
agriculture, land used for the production of food, fiber, or
other agricultural products, and archaeological resources to
include artifacts, relics, burial objects, property designated
as historically significant, or material remains of past human
life specifically are excluded from an ordinance enacted
pursuant to this item; and
(ii)
an ordinance enacted pursuant to this item must not be
solely for aesthetic purposes; and
(b)
to provide by ordinance for notification from the
designated county official to the owner of conditions needing
correction; provide for a hearing before a hearing officer as
designated in the ordinance, that hearing to determine if the
owner needs to take action to correct the conditions; provide
that the property owner may appeal the order to the county
council within sixty days of the order; provide that the
property owner may appeal to the administrative law court within
thirty days of a final county council determination; provide
that the property owner may appeal a final determination of the
administrative law court to the circuit court to conduct a trial
de novo within fifteen days of the final determination of the
administrative law court; provide the terms and conditions under
which an employee of the county or a person employed for that
purpose may go on the property to correct the conditions after
all appeals are exhausted or in the absence of any appeals
provided in this section; and provide that not more than the
actual cost of correcting the conditions becomes a lien upon the
real estate and is collectable as a county tax."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.