A violation of this chapter shall be cited by the Clerk-Treasurer, Zoning Inspector, or Law Director:
(A) By sending a citation and order to comply by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owners, lessees, or person having control of the premises or property involved and shall be deemed served and effective upon receipt, or
(B) By the Zoning Inspector personally serving the citation upon the above-mentioned persons. Personal service herein shall mean actual delivery to such persons, or leaving said citation securely affixed in a conspicuous place at the premises in question. The citation is by this method effective either upon such actual delivery or upon affixing.
(C) If the persons as cited above fail or refuse to comply with the citation and order to comply within 15 days following service, the Clerk-Treasurer or Zoning Inspector shall serve upon the person, as in divisions (A) and (B) of this section, an order to show cause within ten days before the Zoning Inspector as to why compliance has not been made and why legal process should not be instituted as in division (D) of this section.
(D) Where the cited party fails to comply or show cause, the Law Director shall prepare and file an affidavit or complaint and cause a summons charging said violation to issue pursuant to law.
(Ord. passed 12-11-90; Am. Ord. 2018-80, passed 11-20-18)