(A) Notice to abate. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police or other police officer, as designated by the Chief of Police, the City Engineer or Code Enforcement official to serve or cause to be served a notice upon the owner or occupant of any premises on which there is kept or maintained any nuisance in violation of the provisions of this chapter. Such notice shall describe the nuisance so maintained and shall demand abatement of such nuisance within five (5) days of notice, unless the nuisance constitutes an immediate danger to the health and well-being of the community, in which case the notice shall demand abatement within twenty-four (24) hours of the notice. The notice shall include the following:
(1) A statement to the effect that if the situation is not remedied within the prescribed time, the city will proceed to abate the nuisance;
(2) An estimate as to the value of the labor and material necessary to remedy the situation;
(3) A statement to the effect that the cost of abatement will constitute a lien against the property in favor of the city; and
(4) A statement to the effect that after the city has abated the nuisance, the City Manager or Assistant City Manager will send a bill for the cost of the abatement, to include an administrative cost, to the property owner and occupant, and if the bill is not paid within two (2) weeks following the mailing of the bill, that a notice of lien claimed for the cost of the abatement will be placed against the property.
(B) Service of notice. Notice shall be personally served upon the owners or occupants or shall be mailed to the last known address of the owner of the property as it appears on the current tax assessment bill. If the owner of the property cannot be ascertained from the tax rolls in the exercise of reasonable diligence, the City Manager or Assistant City Manager shall make an affidavit to that effect. The serving of such notice upon the owners may be made by publication in a newspaper of general circulation. A copy of the notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises affected by the notice.
(Ord. 16-84, § I, passed 5-29-84; Am. Ord. 2010-6, passed 3-23-10)