A. Whenever any such garbage, refuse or rubbish accumulates upon any private property or on the abutting half of any street, sidewalk space and/or alley within the city, it shall be the duty of the code enforcement officer to notify the owners of the property in writing about the accumulation of the garbage, rubbish or refuse, and inform them that, unless the nuisance is abated without delay by the removal of such garbage, refuse or rubbish, the work of abating such nuisance and removing the garbage, rubbish or refuse will be done by the city authorities, and the expense thereof assessed against the property.

B. Whenever used in this chapter, "code enforcement officer" means the code enforcement officer, his assistant, deputies, or other public officer that may be designated by the city manager to perform the duties imposed in this chapter. (Ord. 633 (Att. A), 2013).