A. No person shall be prosecuted for a violation of section 8.10.030 of this chapter until the city attorney, or his/her designee, shall serve such person with the notice provided herein, and the person has either failed, or refused, to enter into the nuisance abatement agreement provided for hereinafter, or after entering into such agreement, the person fails to comply with its provisions.
B. Such notice may be served on any interested party by personal service, or in the case of an occupant, by certified mail addressed to the address of the dwelling or place of business, or, in the case of a nonoccupant owner, by certified mail to his/her last known address, or, if none, to the address to which any tax statement is provided to such owner for the dwelling or place of business.
C. Such notice shall contain, at a minimum, the following:
1. That an "unlawful property nuisance" exists, as defined by section 8.10.020 of this chapter, at the location specified in the notice.
2. The date of the commission of the acts which constitute the basis for the unlawful property nuisance, the name(s) of the person(s) committing such acts, if known, and all other facts and circumstances that the city relies upon to allege that such acts form the basis for the disorderly house nuisance.
3. The date, time and place where the person is to appear, and meet with the city attorney or his/her designee, to participate in the nuisance abatement conference.
4. That failure to appear, or failure to make satisfactory arrangements for an alternative date and time, at the time and place designated in the notice may result in prosecution of a violation of section 8.10.030 of this chapter and the imposition of penalties, as prescribed by this code. (Ord. 1010 §1, 2006)