(A) If the owner of property within the jurisdiction of the city does not comply with § 96.31 of this chapter, the city may give notice to the owner to remove the violation on the property within a fixed period of time.
(B) The notice must be given:
(1) Personally to the owner in writing;
(2) By letter, sent certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the owner at the owner’s address as recorded in the appraisal district records of the appraisal district in which the property is located; or
(3) If service cannot be made personally or by certified mail:
(a) By publication at least once;
(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.
(C) If the city mails a notice in accordance with division (B)(2), 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.
(D) If the owner of property within the jurisdiction of the city does not remove the violation on the property within seven days of notice of a violation, the city may abate the violation or make the improvements required and pay for the abatement and/or work and charge the expenses to the owner of the property.
(Ord. 11-2018-96, passed 11-27-18; Am. Ord. 04-2023-30, passed 4-25-23)