(A) Complaints or orders issued by the Inspector shall be served upon persons either personally or by registered or certified mail, but if the whereabouts of those persons are unknown the same cannot be ascertained by the Zoning Administrator in the exercise of reasonable diligence, the Zoning Administrator shall make an affidavit to that effect, and the serving of the complaint or order upon that person may be made by publication in the manner prescribed by G.S. § 160D-1206(b).
(B) Where service is made by publication, a notice of the pending proceedings shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises affected by the complaint or order.
(Prior Code, § 4-46)