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0 0 <br />less than four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00) is hereby expressly stated to be a <br />minimum charge. Further, the costs of securing, repairing, or performing other work in <br />connection with an order either by the city or by persons doing so under contract with <br />the city, shall be separately calculated and assessed in each instance in which the city <br />takes the described action pursuant to this Article. <br />(b) The building official shall certify all administrative expenses and costs of <br />vacating, securing, or repairing a building or buildings incurred by the city or by persons <br />doing so under contract with the city as a charge that shall be assessed the owners <br />thereof, and shall constitute a lien on -the land on which the building or buildings are or <br />were situated, privileged over all other liens to the maximum extent allowed by law. <br />Upon the filing of the lien statement with the county clerk, the charges shall bear <br />interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum until paid. <br />Section 4.10. Execution of written release of lien upon payment of charges <br />or where lien placed on property through error; execution of <br />written notice of compliance. <br />(a) Upon full payment of the charges assessed against any property and <br />upon the compliance of the property with all applicable orders as well as the terms of <br />this Article, or in the event the lien is placed on the property through error, the Planning <br />Director is hereby authorized to execute, for and on behalf of the city, a written release <br />of lien approved in each case by the legal department. A fee in the amount of <br />shall be imposed for such release of lien provided hereunder. The fee <br />shall be waived upon written authorization of the Planning Director, if the Planning <br />Director determines that the lien was placed through error of the city or its officers, <br />agents or employees. <br />(b) Upon compliance with an order of the Commission hereunder, the building <br />official shall be and is hereby authorized to execute a written notice setting forth the <br />date the notice of compliance is issued, the date the city found the building to be <br />secured, repaired or demolished or otherwise in compliance with the order; and if the <br />building had not been demolished, whether or not the building is in such condition that it <br />may be occupied. An order to secure a building will be released only upon issuance of <br />a certificate of compliance by the building official. <br />Section 4.11. Notice of order. <br />(a) After the hearing, the city shall promptly mail by certified mail, return <br />receipt requested, a copy of the order to the owner of the building, and if the owner <br />does not take the ordered action within the allotted time, the city shall promptly mail by <br />certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy of the order to any lienholder or <br />mortgagee of the building. The city shall use the Hams County real property records to <br />determine, if possible, the identity and address of any owner, lienholder, or mortgagee <br />of the building. If the address of a person having an interest in the property as shown <br />on the deed records is unknown, or if the order is returned undelivered, a copy of the <br />Page 12 <br />