(A) Notice.
(1) Upon determination by the Council that a nuisance exists, the Council shall cause a notice to be posted on the premises or the site of the nuisance, directing the person responsible to abate the nuisance.
(2) At the time of posting, the city shall send a copy of the notice by registered or certified mail to the person responsible at his or her last known address.
(3) The notice to abate shall contain:
(a) A description of the real property, by street address or otherwise, on which the nuisance exists;
(b) A direction to abate the nuisance within ten days from the date of the notice;
(c) A description of the nuisance;
(d) A statement that, unless the nuisance is removed, the city may abate the nuisance and the cost of abatement will be charged to the person responsible;
(e) A statement that failure to abate a nuisance may warrant imposition of a fine and or jail sentence; and
(f) A statement that the person responsible may protest the order to abate by giving notice to the city within ten days from the date of the notice.
(4) Upon completion of the posting and mailing, the persons posting and mailing shall execute and file certificates stating the date and place of the mailing and posting, respectively.
(5) An error in the name or address of the person responsible shall not make the notice void and, in such case, the posted notice shall be sufficient.
(B) Summary abatement. The procedure provided by this subchapter is not exclusive, but is in addition to procedure provided by other ordinances; and the Chief of the Fire Department, the Chief of Police or any other city official may proceed summarily to abate a health or other nuisance which unmistakably exists and which imminently endangers human life or property.
(Ord. 94-09, passed 12-16-1994)