Whenever the appropriate authority determines that any dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit, or the premises surrounding the same, fails to meet the requirements set forth in this chapter or in applicable rules and regulations issued pursuant hereto, the appropriate authority shall issue a notice setting forth the alleged failures and advising the owner, tenant, occupant, operator or agent thereof that such failures must be corrected. Such notice shall:
1. Be in writing and subsequent to the inspection;
2. Set forth the alleged violations of this chapter or of the applicable rules and regulations issued pursuant hereto;
3. Describe the dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit where the violations are alleged to exist or to have been committed;
4. Provide a reasonable time, considering the nature of the corrective work, in which to accomplish such correction;
5. Be served upon the owner, occupant, operator or agent of the dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit personally or by registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the last known place of residence of the owner, occupant, operator or agent. If one or more persons to whom such notice is addressed cannot be found after diligent effort to do so, service may be made upon such person or persons by posting a notice in or about the dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit described in the notice, or by causing such notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks.
6. Be served upon the resident agent for the receipt of such service of notice so designated.
7. If upon inspection, the Community Development Department determines that any dwelling, dwelling unit or the premises surrounding the same poses an imminent threat to the health and safety of the occupants, the Community Development Department may order that premises by vacated by said occupants at the owner or operator’s expense.
(Ord. 2021-1012 – Mar. 23 Supp.)