(a) Statement. The City Clerk shall be charged with mailing a statement to any Owner charged with Vacant Building registration fees or fines under this Article as said fees or fines accrue, but failure to mail a statement for said charges shall not be grounds for avoiding payment.
(b) Notice. The City Clerk shall cause notice to be sent to the Notice Address of any Owner of Vacant Buildings that are delinquent in the payment of required Vacant Building registration fees or fines imposed under this Article, or any portion thereof, by certified mail return receipt requested and shall cause notice to be posted on the front door or other conspicuous location on the Structure or Property.
(c) Form of Notice. When, under the requirements of this Section, notice is to be sent, the notice shall include at least the following information:
(1) A description of the Property on which the Vacant Building is situated sufficient to identify the Property;
(2) A statement that delinquent Vacant Building registration fees or fines were assessed by ordinance and are delinquent;
(3) A statement that payment of such delinquent Vacant Building registration fees or fines are to be paid not less than thirty (30) days from the date of the notice;
(4) A statement that the City may file a notice of lien against the Property on which the Vacant Building is situated if payment is not received in a timely fashion;
(5) A statement that the City may bring a civil action in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia to enforce payment and collection of such delinquent Vacant Building registration fees or fines imposed; and
(6) A statement that any Owner has the right to appeal to the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia.
(Ord. 690. Passed 2-19-13.)