(A) In the event the City Manager, the Chief of Police, or their respective designates determine that there exists a nuisance within the meaning of this subchapter or any ordinance of city, such officer shall cause notice to be served on the owner or occupant of the premises on which said nuisance exists, requiring such person to abate said nuisance within the time specified in the notice. Service of the notice shall be made:
(1) By delivering the notice to the owner or occupant personally or by leaving the same at his or her residence, office, or place of business with some person of suitable age and discretion;
(2) By mailing said notice by certified mail to such owner or occupant at his or her last known address; or
(3) If the owner or person is unknown, by posting said notice in some conspicuous place on the premises for five days.
(B) In the event such person fails to abate said nuisance in accordance with the notice, the city shall do so and the cost thereof shall be charged against the owner or occupant of the premises and payment thereof shall be enforced as a special assessment.
(C) Nothing in this section shall preclude the city from proceeding in circuit court to abate the nuisance without fulfilling the requirements for notice set forth in this section, nor shall the provisions of this section preclude the city from proceeding criminally against anyone creating a nuisance.
(2011 Code, § 8.08.080) (Ord. 40, passed - -1969)