(a) Proper service of such notice shall be by personal service upon the owner of record, if he or she shall be found within the City limits. If he or she is not found within the City limits, such service may be made upon the owner by certified mail, provided that if such notice is by certified mail, a designated period within which the owner or person in charge is required to comply with the order of the Commissioner of Buildings shall begin as of the date such notice is mailed. If the address of the owner is unknown then service shall be made by publication for two weeks.
(b) Such notice shall be deemed to be properly served if a copy thereof is:
(1) Delivered to the owner personally; or
(2) Sent by certified or registered mail addressed to the owner at the last known address with return receipt requested.
If the certified or registered letter is returned showing that the letter was not delivered, a copy thereof shall be posted in a conspicuous place in or about the structure affected by such notice. Service of such notice in the foregoing manner upon the owner's agent or upon the person responsible for the structure shall constitute service of notice upon the owner.
(Ord. 201-1997. Passed 10-6-97.)