Upon determination by the County Planning and Zoning staff that a property is a chronic nuisance as defined in this section, the staff member shall cause to be served upon the owner of such property a notice that the property has been found to be a chronic nuisance property. If the owner of such property cannot be located after reasonable efforts, the notice required by this provision may be served upon the occupant of the property or upon any person causing, permitting, or maintaining any then-existing nuisances on the property, including but not limited to a tenant on the property. The notice shall direct the recipient of the notice to abate or remove such nuisance within 72 hours or such time as is deemed reasonable by the county Planning and Zoning staff, and shall state that if the nuisance is not abated or removed in such time, the county may take appropriate action to abate or remove such nuisance at the sole cost and expense of the recipient of the notice, provided the county may also take such additional rededication steps as provided by law. Such notice may be personally delivered to a person as described above, or may be mailed by certified United States mail, return receipt requested, to a person as described above. Such notice shall be considered effective upon any of the following: (i) receipt of a hand delivered notice; (ii) four days after mailing the certified letter; or (iii) upon receipt of a signed returned receipt, whichever occurs first.
(Ord. O-138-07-21, passed 7-8-2021)