(A) Method of service. The notice referred to in § 52.006 shall be in writing and shall be served by the Water Division, under direction of the Mayor and Council or the Board of Health, upon the owner of record of any such private property, either by personal service or by publication 1 time in some legal daily newspaper published in and of general circulation in the city.
(B) Publication. Should such notice be made by publication, the notice shall be published not less than 10 days preceding the day when the city undertakes to make the connection or repairs pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(C) Contents. The notice shall describe the real estate required to be connected with the city water system, and shall notify the owner that he or she is required to make the connection or repairs to existing connections with 10 days after the service or publication thereof, and that if he or she fails to comply with the notice, the Manager of Utilities will cause the connection or repairs to be made and will certify the costs thereof to the Mayor and Council for assessment against the property, the costs to be collected as other special assessments and special taxes as provided by law.
(Prior Code, § 52-77)