(A) The Code Enforcement Officer of the city shall investigate any alleged violation of this chapter which comes to his or her attention and, upon determining that a violation has occurred, he or she shall issue a five-day written notice to the owner of the real estate upon which such violation occurs, to remove the vegetation.
(B) The notice shall be in writing and shall contain the following information:
(1) Description of the violation of this chapter;
(2) Address of the real estate on which said violation occurs;
(3) Demand to abate the violation and remove the offending vegetation within five days of receipt of the notice;
(4) That failing to comply with the demand will result in the city entering upon said real estate for the purpose of abating the violation, and the costs thereof, together with administrative expenses, shall be billed to the owner, and if not paid within 30 days, certified to the County Auditor for collection as delinquent property taxes are collected.
(C) Said notice shall be mailed by first class mail, or served by an equivalent means as permitted under I.C. 1-1-7-1, to the owner of the real estate where the violation occurs, as shown on the most recent records of the County Auditor for the property. In the event there are multiple owners, notice to at least one of the owners in accordance with the foregoing shall be sufficient.
(`90 Code, § 5.16.040) (Ord. 94-22, passed 6-6-1994; Am. Ord. 2012-24, passed 6-28-2012; Am. Ord. 2013-27, passed 7-9-2013)