Proceedings under this chapter shall commence when a violation of this chapter is identified, and notice is given in the manner prescribed as follows. The Enforcement Officer shall mail written notice to each person that has an ownership interest in the property to which the violation pertains. Ownership interest shall be determined based on the last equalized assessment roll available on the date of mailing of the notice. In addition to mailing, the notice shall be posted on the property. Notification shall also be accomplished by posting on the property where the owner's mailing address is not available or not current.
The contents of written and posted notices shall include the following:
(A) A description of the property by reference to the assessor's parcel number as used in the records of the County Assessor, and by reference to the common name of a street or road upon which the property abuts, if the property abuts upon a road or street;
(B) A statement that there are hazardous vegetation, weeds, rubbish or refuse upon the property;
(C) A notice that such hazardous vegetation, weeds, rubbish or refuse be removed or abated by a date certain, which shall not be less than fifteen (15) calendar days following the mailing or posting of the notice;
(D) A statement that the hazardous vegetation, weeds, rubbish or refuse may be removed under authority of the City and the costs of such removal and abatement made a legal charge against the owner or owners of the property, a lien on the property and subject to collection with Property Taxes as specified under section 38773.5 of the Government Code;
(E) A statement referencing the right to appeal the Enforcement Officer's determination; and
(F) With respect to notices which are posted, a title which reads "HAZARD ABATEMENT NOTICE" the letters of the foregoing title to be not less than one inch (1") in height.
(G) Notices which are posted shall be conspicuously posted in front of the property, or if the property has no frontage upon a road or street, then upon a portion of the property nearest to a road or a street most likely to give actual notice to the owner. Notices shall be posted not more than one hundred feet (100') in distance apart upon property with more than two hundred feet (200') of frontage, and at least one notice shall be posted on each parcel with two hundred (200) or less feet of frontage. (Ord. 1698, 8-13-2019)