(A) Required notice. If the City Building Inspector has identified an unregistered vacant structure, the City Building Inspector shall cause notice to the property owner be delivered, by certified mail return receipt requested, to the notice address of the vacant structure. If, for any reason, such certified mail is returned without evidence of proper receipt thereof, then the City Building Inspector shall cause a Class 1-0 legal advertisement to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city and shall cause notice to be posted on the front door or other conspicuous location on the vacant structure.
(B) Form of notice. When, under the requirements of this section, notice is to be sent, the notice shall include at least the following information:
(1) A description of the vacant structure is situated sufficient to identify the property;
(2) A statement that the vacant structure has been identified by the city to be in violation of this subchapter;
(3) A statement that the owner may dispute the determination by contacting the City Building Inspector not less than 30 days from the date of the notice;
(4) A statement that the failure of the owner to contact the city or the failure to register the vacant structure pursuant to this subchapter shall result in the assessment of a fee pursuant to § 154.999;
(5) A statement that the city may file a lien with the County Clerk of Kanawha County or the County Clerk of Putnam County, depending upon the county in which the property is situated, and/or may bring a civil action in the Circuit Court of Kanawha County or the Circuit Court of Putnam County to enforce assessed fees under this subchapter; and
(6) A statement that the owner has the right to appeal the determination of the city to the Circuit Court of Kanawha County or the Circuit Court of Putnam County, as applicable.
(Ord. 13-2, passed 4-16-2013)