In the event any structure, or land is, or is proposed to be, erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, converted, maintained or used in violation of any provision of this chapter, the City, through its designated staff, or any aggrieved owner or tenant of real property who can show that his or her property or person will be substantially affected by the alleged violation, may institute any appropriate legal, equitable or otherwise, action or proceeding to prevent, restrain, correct or abate such building, structure, or land, or to prevent, in or about such premises, any act, conduct, business or use constituting a violation. When any such action is instituted by a landowner or tenant, notice of that action shall be served upon the Zoning Administrator with a copy of the complaint thereon at least 30 days prior to the time the action is begun. No such action may be maintained until such notice has been given.
3. Editor's Note: Amended during codification (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Part 2).