(a) Upon the reasonable belief that an administrative offense detailed in § 1.11 of this Article II has occurred, the city officials listed in § 1.06 of this chapter shall serve on the violator an order to correct the violation. If compliance is not achieved by virtue of an order to correct, the official is authorized to issue an administrative citation pursuant to this Article II of the city code. An administrative citation shall be served in person or by mail to the person responsible for the violation, as well as the owner of the property on which the violation occurred, if not the same person. The citation shall state the date, time and nature of the offense, the name of the official issuing the citation, the amount of the scheduled civil fine and the manner for paying the fine or appealing the citation by requesting an administrative conference.
(b) Except as otherwise required in law, rule, regulation or ordinance, service pursuant to this Chapter shall be effective when a copy is:
(1) Delivered personally;
(2) Sent by first-class mail addressed to the person who is listed by the County Auditor as the owner of tax payer record. If the tax payer's address is different than the address where the violation exists, then the notice shall also be mailed to the property address where the violation exists; or
(3) If the notice is returned showing that the letter was not delivered or the property is known to be vacant, a copy thereof shall be posted in a conspicuous place in or about the structure involved.
(Ord. 99-32, passed 10-4-1999; Ord. 2007-36, passed 10-22-2007; Ord. 2011-19, passed 8-15-2011; Ord. 2016-24, passed 10-24-2016)