Whenever the Director of Public Safety and Service suspects the existence of a public nuisance as defined in Section 1311.01, he shall promptly inspect the premises on which he suspects such public nuisance exists. For this purpose, he and his duly authorized assistants shall have the right to enter upon any premises which he has reasonable cause to believe exists as a public nuisance. Should the Director find after inspection that a public nuisance does exist, he shall promptly notify the City Fire Chief and the Sanitarian from the Wayne County Board of Health, or their duly authorized agents. The Fire Chief and the County Sanitarian shall inspect or cause to be inspected the premises on which it is suspected such public nuisance exists. Written reports of such inspection and of the findings of the Fire Chief and County Sanitarian shall be filed with the Director regarding the existence of the public nuisance as defined in Section 1311.01.
If all of the aforesaid officers or their duly authorized agents concur that a public nuisance exists, it shall be the duty of the Director to cause a written notice to be served on the owner as defined in Section 1311.01(b). The notice shall contain the addresses and descriptions of the buildings, structures or conditions deemed a public nuisance; a statement of the particulars in which the condition constitutes a public nuisance; and an order requiring its removal and that if the owner fails to abate the public nuisance, that the same will be abated by the City at the expense of such owner. Such notice shall state that the abatement shall start within fifteen days of service of the notice and shall be completed within forty-five days or such additional time as the Director may deem necessary to complete the removal. The notice shall also advise the owner of his right of appeal to the Hearing Board from the order finding that the condition constitutes a public nuisance.
Such notice shall be served either personally or by leaving a copy at the usual place of residence of the owner as defined in Section 1311.01(b), or by mailing a copy to such owner at his usual place of residence, if such place of residence is outside Wayne County, by United States certified mail with return receipt requested. If service of the written notice is not perfected by any of the methods described herein, then the Director shall cause such notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, once each week for two consecutive weeks and shall further cause a copy of the aforesaid notice to be left with the person, if any, in possession of the premises on which it is alleged such public nuisance exists, or, if there is no person in possession thereof, he shall cause a copy of the notice to be posted on the premises. The Director shall cause a return of service in the form of an affidavit to be made by the person who served it, which affidavit shall set forth the name and address of the person served, the manner of service and the date thereof.
(Ord. 34-67. Passed 8-7-67.)