(A) Service of any violation notice shall be made by the person issuing such notice:
(1) In the case of violation of the city motor vehicle code, service shall be made by:
(a) Affixing the original or a facsimile of the notice to an unlawfully standing or parked vehicle, unstickered vehicle, or vehicle violating any compliance regulation;
(b) Handing the notice to the registered owner, operator, or lessee of the vehicle, if present; or
(c) Mailing the notice by first class mail to the person responsible for the ordinance violation, along with a summons commanding the individual to appear at the hearing.
(2) In the case of any ordinance violation other than the city motor vehicle code, service shall be made by:
(a) A personal service upon a party, the party's employee or agent;
(b) First class mail along with a summons commanding the owner to appear at the hearing; or
(c) If the name of the owner of the structure cannot be ascertained or if service on the owner cannot be made by mail, service may be made on the owner by posting or mailing a copy of the notice on the front door of the structure where the violation is found.
(B) The correctness of facts contained in any violation notice shall be verified by the person issuing said notice by:
(1) Signing his or her name to the notice at the time of issuance; or
(2) In the case of a notice produced by a computer device, by signing a single certificate, to be kept by the Ordinance Enforcement Administrator, attesting to the correctness of all notices produced by the device while under his or her control.
(C) The original or a facsimile of the violation notice shall be retained by the Ordinance Enforcement Administrator and kept as a record in the ordinary course of business.
(D) Any violation notice issued, signed, and served in accordance with this subchapter, or a copy of the notice, shall be prima facia correct and shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the facts shown on the notice.
(Ord. 16-006, passed 6-1-16)