(a) The enforcement officer shall cause any owner or other responsible person to be notified of the existence of such condition on the premises and shall direct that such person or persons shall abate said condition or appear before the enforcement officer at a stated time and place and show cause why such condition should not be abated by the city at such person's expense.
(b) The notice shall be substantially in the following form:
NOTICE TO ABATE UNSAFE OR UNLAWFUL CONDITION
(Name and address of person notified)
As owner, agent, lessee or other person occupying or having charge or control of the building, lot or premises at __________ you are hereby notified that the undersigned pursuant to Section 9.56.030 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code has determined that there exists upon or adjoining said premises the following condition contrary to the provisions of subsection _____ of Section 9.56.030:
You are hereby notified to abate said condition to the satisfaction of the undersigned within ____ days of the date of this notice or to appear at the office of the ____________, _________, at _________________, Palo Alto, California, on _____________,19___, at _____ o'clock ___.M., and show cause, if any you have, why said condition should not be abated by the city, and the expenses thereof charged to you as a personal obligation and/or made a lien upon said buildings or grounds. Abatement is to be accomplished in the following manner:
(NAME OF DEPARTMENT AND HEAD)
Dated: __________________
By _____________________
(Ord. 1998 (part), 1961: prior code § 35.05)