Complaints or orders issued by the Building Inspector shall be served upon persons either personally or by registered or certified mail, but if the whereabouts of such persons are unknown and the same cannot be ascertained by the Building Inspector in the exercise of reasonable diligence, the Building Inspector shall make an affidavit to that effect, and the serving of such complaint or order upon such persons may be made by publication in the manner prescribed in the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. Where service is made by publication, a notice of the pending proceedings shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises affected by the complaint or order.
('70 Code, § 5-31) (Ord. 1978-31, passed 4-17-78)