A. The city zoning coordinator or other city personnel, specifically designated by the city council, shall examine or cause to be examined whether any property or thing has been maintained so as to constitute a "nuisance" as defined in section 4-1-1 of this chapter. With owner's consent, city personnel may enter upon private premises at any reasonable time to perform an inspection or if such consent cannot be obtained, resort to other legal process inclusive of a search warrant.
B. If city personnel find that a nuisance does exist, they shall obtain a preliminary title report on the real property where the nuisance exists, which shall identify all owners of record, lessees of record, holders of mortgages, deed of trust or other liens and encumbrances of record. They shall serve upon each such person by personal service or by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, a written notice stating the nature of the nuisance and requiring the owner to commence either the required repairs, demolition, removal or other appropriate action within ten (10) days and to complete such work within thirty (30) days from the date of notice. Such notice shall contain the office, address, phone number of city personnel empowered to review the subject matter and the days and hours the same may be contacted. The notice shall be sent to each such person at his address as it appears on the last equalized assessment roll of the county as known to city personnel. If no address of any such person so appears, then a copy of the notice shall be mailed, and addressed to such person, at the address of the real property where the nuisance is found to exist.
1. The service by certified mail shall be effective on the date of mailing. City personnel shall cause at least one copy of the notice to be posted conspicuously on the building, structure, or on the real property or thing alleged to be a nuisance.
2. Proof of service notices shall be certified to at the time of service by written declaration executed by the person effecting service, declaring the time, date and manner in which service was made. The declaration, together with any receipt care, returned acknowledgment or receipt by certified mail, shall be affixed with a copy of the notice and order by city personnel. (Ord. 01-2011, 12-6-2011)