(A) Service of any violation notice shall be made by the person issuing the notice:
(1) In the case of violation of the Village Traffic Code, service shall be made by:
(a) Affixing the original or a facsimile of the notice to an unlawfully standing or parked vehicle, unstickered vehicle; or a vehicle violating any compliance regulation;
(b) Handing the notice to the registered owner, operator or lessee of the vehicle, if present; or
(c) Mailing the notice by first class mail to the person responsible for the ordinance violation, along with a summons commanding the individual to appear at the hearing.
(d) In the case of violation of the Building Code, service shall be made by:
1. First class mail on the owner of the structure, along with a summons commanding the owner to appear at the hearing;
2. If the name of the owner of the structure cannot be ascertained, or if service on the owner cannot be made by mail, service may be made on the owner by posting or nailing a copy of the notice on the front door of the structure where the violation is found not less than 20 days before the hearing is scheduled.
(2) In the case of any ordinance violation other than a violation of the Village Traffic Code or Building Code, service shall be made by mailing the notice by first class mail to the person responsible for the ordinance violation, along with a summons commanding the individual to appear at the hearing.
(B) The correctness of facts contained in any violation notice shall be verified by the person issuing the notice by:
(1) Signing his or her name to the notice at the time of issuance; or
(2) In the case of a notice produced by a computer device, by signing a single certificate, to be kept by the Ordinance Enforcement Administrator, attesting to the correctness of all notices produced by the device while under his or her control.
(C) The original or a facsimile of the violation notice shall be retained by the Ordinance Enforcement Administrator and kept as a record in the ordinary course of business.
(D) Any violation notice issued, signed, and served in accordance herewith, or a copy of the notice, shall be prima facie correct and shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the facts shown on the notice.
(Ord. 2034, passed 4-21-2011)