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<br />designee may consider all facts relating to the existence of a violation. After the <br />hearing, the City Manager or his designee may determine that a violation requiring <br />abatement does or does not exist. <br /> <br />Sec. 17-26. Additional authority to abate dangerous weeds witbout prior notice. <br /> <br />(a) Authority to abate dangerous weed~. The City may abate, without <br />prior notice, weeds that (1) have grown higher than forty-eight (48) inches and (2) <br />are an immediate danger to the health, life, or safety of any person. <br /> <br />(b) Notice of abatement. Not later than the tenth day after the date the <br />City abates weeds under this section, the City shall give notice to the property owner <br />in the manner required by Section 17-25(b) of this article. The notice shall contain <br />the items specified in Section 17-28(a) of this article. <br /> <br />(c) Hearing. The City shall conduct an administrative hearing under this <br />section if, not later than the 30th day after the date of the abatement of the weeds the <br />property owner files with the City a written request for a hearing. If a hearing is <br />requested, it shall be conducted according to Section 17-28(c) ofthis article, except <br />that the hearing shall be conducted by the Municipal Court Judge not later than the <br />20th day after the date a request for hearing is filed. <br /> <br />Sec. 17-27. Performance of work by City. <br /> <br />(a) City may perform work. If such person fails or refuses to comply with <br />the provisions of this article within ten (10) days after the date of notification as <br />provided in Section 17-25 ofthis article or after an informal hearing is held pursuant <br />to Section 17-25(d) of this article, whichever is later, or if the weeds are dangerous <br />according to Section 17-26 of this article, the City may go upon such property, or <br />authorize another to go upon such property, and do or cause to be done the work <br />necessary to obtain compliance with this article, and may charge the expenses <br />incurred in having same done to the owner of such property as provided hereafter. <br />The remedy provided in this Subsection (a) is in addition to the remedy provided for <br />in Section 17-31 of this article. <br /> <br />(b) Assessment of costs. If the City performs the work to obtain <br />compliance with this article, there shall be assessed an administrative fee of$220.00 <br />in addition to any cost incurred in doing the work or causing it to be done. The <br />administrative fee shall be subject to an annual adjustment after the first calendar <br />year proportionate to any increases in the "CPI" (as defined below), with the adjusted <br />fee to be obtained by multiplying the nbase fee" (as defined below) by a number <br />equal to one plus the quotient of the following formula: <br /> <br />Page 8 of 13 <br />