(A) Violation notice and report form.
(1) When a Code Enforcement Officer observes a code violation, the Officer shall report the violation on a violation notice and report form, indicating the following: the name and address of the respondent, if known; the name, address and state vehicle registration number of the waste hauler who deposited the waste, if applicable; the type and nature of the violation; the date and time the violation was observed; the names of witnesses to the violation; and the address of the location or property where the violation is observed.
(2) The violation notice and report form shall contain a file number and a hearing date noted by the Code Enforcement Officer in the blank spaces provided for that purpose on the form.
(3) The violation notice and report shall state that a failure to appear at the hearing on the date indicated may result in a determination of liability for the cited violation and the imposition of fines and assessment of costs as provided by the applicable county ordinance.
(4) The violation notice and report shall also state that upon a determination of liability and the exhaustion of or failure to exhaust procedures for judicial review, any unpaid fines or costs imposed will constitute a debt due and owed to the county.
(B) Service of violation notice and report form. A copy of the violation notice and report form shall be served on the respondent either personally or by first class mail, postage prepaid, sent to the address of the respondent. If the name of the respondent property owner cannot be ascertained or if service on the respondent cannot be made by mail, service may be made on the respondent property owner by posting, not less than 20 days before the hearing is scheduled, a copy of the violation notice and report from in a prominent place on the property where the violation is found.
(1993 Code, § 39.06) (Ord. 98-17, passed 11-18-1998; Ord. 2000-04, passed 3-15-2000)