(A) Complaints or orders issued by the public officer shall be served personally or by certified mail. When by certified mail, a copy of the complaint or order may also be sent by regular mail. Service shall be deemed sufficient if the certified mail is unclaimed or refused, and the regular mail is not returned by the U.S. Postal Service within ten days after it was mailed. If regular mail is used, then a notice of the pending proceedings shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the subject premises.
(B) If the identities of any owners or the whereabouts of persons are unknown and cannot be reasonably ascertained by the public officer, or in the event the owners are known but have refused to accept service by certified mail and the public officer makes an affidavit to that effect, then the serving of the complaint or order may be made by publication in a newspaper having general circulation in the jurisdiction at least once no later than the time in which personal service would be required under the provisions of this chapter. When service is made by publication, a notice of the pending proceedings shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the subject premises.
(Ord. 23-8, passed 9-11-2023)