(A) In the event the person or persons owning, occupying, renting, managing, or controlling any real property in the city shall fail to remove therefrom and from the portions of streets adjoining such property all weeds and rubbish in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, it shall be the duty of the Fire Chief or his/her authorized representative to notify such person or persons to remove the same. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be deposited in the United States Post Office at Eureka, California, with postage thereon prepaid and addressed to such owner at his last known place of address as shown on the assessment roll of the city or of the county, and if no such address is there shown or is known, the to general delivery, Eureka. If such real property is occupied and the mailing address thereof is different from that of the owner as shown on said assessment roll, then an additional copy shall be similarly mailed to the occupant of such property at the mailing address thereof. Such notice shall contain a description of such property, which description may be the number of the lot and block and the name of the map, tract, or subdivision in which such real property lies, or may be the street and number thereof, or may be any other description by which the property may be reasonably and readily identified. One or more lots or blocks of land may be described in one and the same statement or notice.
('63 Code, § 4-13.04)
(B) In the event the person or persons owning, occupying, renting, managing, or controlling real property in the city shall fail to remove or destroy weeds or rubbish in accordance with the notice given pursuant to the provisions of division (A) above within 15 days after the mailing of such notice, it shall be the duty of the Fire Chief to mail a second notice to the offending person or persons and notify the Director of Public Works of the violation. In the event the condition has not been abated within 15 days after such notification, it shall be the duty of the Director of Public Works and his deputies, assistants, employees, contracting agents, or other representatives, including, without limitation, members of the Fire Department of the city, to destroy or remove such weeds or rubbish, and they, and each of them, are hereby expressly authorized to enter upon private property for such purpose, and it shall be unlawful for any person to interfere, hinder, or refuse to allow them to enter upon private property for such purpose and to destroy or remove weeds or rubbish in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Any person owning, occupying, renting, managing, leasing, or controlling real property in the city shall have the right to destroy or remove weeds or rubbish, or have the same destroyed or removed at his own expense, at any time prior to the arrival of the Director of Public Works or his authorized representatives for such purpose.
('63 Code, § 4-13.05)
(Ord. 66-C.S., passed 1-21-66; Am. Ord. 554-C.S., passed 5-8-93)