(a) Should the County Administrator, or designee, make a preliminary determination of blighted property in accordance with this chapter, notice shall be sent to the owner(s) of record of the blighted property at the last known address of such owner(s) as shown on the current real estate tax assessment records, specifying the reasons why the property is a blighted property. Such notice shall be sent by Certified Mail and First Class Mail to said owner(s), and also shall be posted on the blighted property. The owner(s) of record shall have thirty (30) days from the date such notice is sent in which to respond in writing with a spot blight abatement plan to address the blighted property within a reasonable time.
(b) If the owner(s) of record fail to respond within the thirty (30) day period with a written spot blight abatement plan that is acceptable to the County Administrator, or designee, the County Administrator, or designee, shall prepare a spot blight abatement plan for the blighted property, and shall request that the Board of Supervisors direct the County Administrator, or designee, to prepare an ordinance to declare that said blighted property constitutes a nuisance.
(c) If directed to prepare such ordinance by the Board, the County Administrator, or designee, shall provide notice of such ordinance in accordance with Code of Virginia § 15.2-1427, as amended, and bring such ordinance forward for public hearing, Board of Supervisors' consideration, and passage. In addition to the notice required by Code of Virginia § 15.2-1427, as amended, written notice of such ordinance and public hearing, together with a copy of the spot blight abatement plan, shall be sent to the owner(s) of record of the blighted property at the last known address of such owner(s) as shown on the current real estate tax assessment records and shall be posted on the blighted property.
(d) If the Board of Supervisors adopts the ordinance, the spot blight abatement plan shall become effective and the County Administrator, or designee, may implement the spot blight abatement plan.
(Ord. 17-10. Passed 10-11-17.)