(A) The responsible parties shall be issued a notice of violation, describing the violation and abatement required.
(1) Notice of violation. The notice required by this section shall give a description of the violation.
(a) The notice of violation shall be served in the following manner:
1. Certified mail, return receipt requested, to the responsible parties, if ascertainable (for the purposes of this provision, service shall be deemed to have been perfected the day after the notice is mailed); or
2. Warning notice, issued to the responsible parties by a law enforcement officer (for the purposes of this provision, service shall be deemed to have been perfected the day the warning notice is issued).
(b) Posting the notice, if the responsible parties are not ascertainable, on or near the nuisance in question (for the purposes of this provision, service shall be deemed to have been perfected the day the notice is posted).
(2) Description of violation. Description of violation shall be in a form developed by the city and shall provide the following information at a minimum:
(a) Description of the abandoned, dismantled, inoperable or wrecked motor vehicles, machinery, trailers, or parts thereof which constitute a nuisance under the municipal code; and
(b) That the nuisance must be abated within ten days (exclusive of weekends or federally mandated holidays) to-wit: the nuisance must be either:
1. Brought into a condition that is no longer as defined as junk, dismantled, inoperable or wrecked;
2. Enclosed in the confines of a garage or storage building; or
3. Removed from the property and properly disposed of.
(B) Abatement is the termination of the nuisance and shall be done as outlined in § 10.08.080.
(Prior Code, § 10.08.070) (Ord. 1, passed 1-17-1980; Ord. 118, passed 1-7-2008)