(a) Where the City Manager or his designee determines that any owner, occupant or any other person, firm, or corporation having the charge or management of any lot or parcel of land within the corporate limits of the municipality is not in compliance with the requirements of Section 551.01 of this Chapter, he or she shall forthwith serve written notice by regular and U.S. Certified Mail, return receipt requested, upon the owner at the owner's last known address and by regular mail upon such other occupant, person, firm or corporation, identifying the non-compliance and ordering its abatement.
(b) If the address of any owner, or any other person, firm or corporation subject to the provisions of this Chapter above is unknown, it shall be sufficient to publish the notice once in a newspaper of general circulation within the County.
(c) Only one notice per calendar year under subsections (a) or (b) hereof is required for a lot or parcel. If after notice has been served in accordance with this section, the City Manager or his designee determines that a subsequent violation of the provisions of this Chapter has occurred, the Municipality may proceed with the remedies set forth in section 551.03 without further notice.
(d) There is hereby excluded from the operation of this Chapter any crops or flower gardens under cultivation or Managed Natural Landscapes as defined in Chapter 553.
(Ord. 20-40AC CMS. Passed 10-19-20.)