(A) Notice shall be given:
(1) Personally to the owner in writing;
(2) By letter addressed to the owner at the owner's post office address as recorded in the appraisal district records of the county appraisal district; or
(3) If personal service cannot be obtained or the owner's post office address is unknown:
(a) By publication at least once in a newspaper of general circulation within the city; and
(b) By posting the notice on or near the front door of each building on the property to which the violation relates; or
(c) By posting the notice on a placard attached to a stake driven into the ground on the property to which the violation relates, if the property contains no buildings.
(B) If a notice to a property owner is mailed in accordance with this section and the United States Postal Service returns the notice as "refused" or "unclaimed," the validity of the notice is not affected, and the notice is considered as delivered.
(Ord. 916, passed 4-17-17)