§ 8-1A09 NOTICE.

   Any person found by the public officer to be in violation of § 8-1A08 shall be sent a notice of such violation by the public officer. The notice shall be sent by restricted mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or may be delivered personally by the public officer. The notice shall state:

   (a)   The condition which has caused the violation of this article; and

   (b)   That the person in violation shall have:

      (1)   Ten days from the date of receipt or delivery of the notice, or ten days from the return of the notice if the letter is unclaimed, to alleviate the exterior conditions (yard) violations;

      (2)   Forty-five days from the date of receipt or delivery of the notice, or ten days from the return of the notice if the notice is unclaimed, to alleviate the exterior conditions (structure) violations; or

      (3)   In the alternative to divisions (b)(1) and (b)(2) above, ten days from the receipt of notice as set out above to request, as provided in § 8-1A13 a hearing before the governing body on the matter.

   (c)   Failure to alleviate the condition or to request a hearing may result in prosecution under § 8-1A10 and/or abatement of the condition by the city according to § 8-1A11 with the costs assessed against the property under § 8-1A14.

(Ord. 12-0514B, passed 6-11-2012)