(a) When the Mayor is required to give notice to the owner or occupant of any private property to perform any work as required by this chapter, the notice shall be in writing, shall state the particular thing which the Mayor requires the owner to do, the time in which the work shall be performed and shall contain a statement notifying the owner that if the work ordered by such notice is not done within the time specified in the notice, then the work will be done by the City at the expense of the owner, and that the entire cost thereof shall be a lien upon the private property whereon such tree stands. The notice shall also contain a statement that when the cost has been ascertained the owner shall be billed therefor by the City and the amount of the bill shall be payable in cash to the Director of Finance within thirty (30) days from presentation to such owner. Upon failure to pay the bill, the amount thereof together with a penalty of five percent shall be certified by the Director of Finance to the County Auditor to be collected with other taxes for the ensuing tax year.
(b) Notice shall be served personally or by registered mail to the last known address of the owner, occupant or other person having charge of such property. If the addresses are unknown, it shall be sufficient to publish such notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. (A.O.; Ord. 153-2021. Passed 12-6-21.)