Copies of the notice, signed by the City Clerk, shall be served as follows.
(A) A copy shall be delivered by the City Clerk, or by any person whom he or she shall in writing authorize to deliver it, to the person or persons to whom the notice is addressed, unless the person is a non-resident of, or after diligent investigation and inquiry cannot be found within, the city.
(B) If a person to whom the notice is addressed is a non-resident of, or after diligent investigation and inquiry cannot be found within, the city, the City Clerk shall cause a copy of the notice to be mailed by certified or registered mail addressed to the person at his or her last known address and requiring a receipt signed by such person.
(C) If a person to whom the notice is addressed is deceased, and the City Clerk, after diligent investigation and inquiry, is unable to ascertain and does not know the names, residence, place of abode or whereabouts of the heirs, devisees, personal representatives, or other persons interested in the estate of such named person deceased, the City Clerk shall cause to be published a notice addressed to “the heirs, devisees, legatees, personal representatives, and all other persons interested in the estate of” such named person deceased, “real names unknown.”
(D) If the City Clerk, after diligent investigation and inquiry, is unable to ascertain the name, residence, or address of a person, not deceased, who has or appears or claims to have some interest in the lot or tract and building or structure, the City Clerk shall cause to be published a notice addressed to “all persons having or claiming to have an interest in,” followed by a legal description of the lot or tract. If publication of notice is required, the City Clerk shall also cause a copy of the notice to be posted in a conspicuous place on the building or structure to which the notice relates. Service and posting of the notice shall be reviewed by the City Attorney as to legal sufficiency. If, for any reason, the service or posting of a notice shall be determined to have been insufficient or defective, then the hearing may be continued by the City Council for a period sufficient to enable proper service to be had on all persons to whom the notice is addressed or, as the case may be, to enable proper posting to be had.
(Prior Code, § 150.514) (Ord. 1382, passed 3-14-1988)