(a) Notice to property owner. Before declaring a property a nuisance property, the Health Officer shall send a notice of nuisance property to the owner of the property by first-class mail and by posting on the property. The notice shall provide the owner with the opportunity to avoid a declaration of nuisance property, if, within 30 days of the mailing, the owner:
(1) safeguards the nuisance property as required in § 15-4-403; and
(2) submits a plan to the Health Officer for regular maintenance and safeguarding of the property.
(b) Declaration. The Health Officer may declare a property a nuisance property if a property owner fails to respond to a notice within 30 days or fails to comply with a plan submitted in accordance with subsection (a)(2).
(Bill No. 79-22)