(a) The administrative citation and all notices required given by this chapter shall be served on the responsible party by personal delivery or first class mail to the citee at his or her last-known business or residence address as same appears in public records of the City, the San Bernardino County Tax Assessor's Office, and/or the Secretary of State. Service by mail is deemed complete upon deposit with the United States Postal Service. If service cannot be accomplished personally or by mail for citations involving a real property-related violation of the Code, the officer shall post the citation on the real property where the violation is alleged to have occurred.
(b) Failure to receive any notice specified in this chapter does not affect the validity of proceedings conducted hereunder.
(c) The City may elect to issue administrative citation penalties that may be collected through means of property liens and special assessments in accordance with § 1-4.05 of this Code for special assessments or in the manner provided in § 5-22.07(b) of this Code for liens. Upon the issuance of any administrative penalty citation in accordance with this subsection (c), the City may file in the office of the San Bernardino County Recorder a notice of the pendency of the administrative action.
(Ord. 2628, eff. March 6, 1997, as amended by § 3, Ord. 2920, eff. May 20, 2010, § 4, Ord. 3230, eff. January 19, 2023)