A. All administrative citations shall be served by complying with the following:
1. Personal Service: The Enforcement Officer shall attempt to locate and personally serve the responsible party and obtain the signature of the responsible party on the administrative citation. If the responsible party refuses or fails to sign the administrative citation, the refusal to sign shall not affect the validity of the administrative citation or of subsequent proceedings.
2. Certified And First Class Mail: If the responsible party cannot be contacted and personally served after reasonable efforts to do so have failed, service may be effected by certified mail, return receipt requested. Simultaneously, the citation may be sent by first class mail. If the certified mail is returned without a signature, then service shall be deemed effective pursuant to first class mail, provided the citation sent by first class mail is not returned by the United States Postal Service. Service by mail shall extend the time to do any act required on the administrative citation, including paying the fine and filing the appeal, by five (5) days from the date the citation is mailed.
3. Posting: If the Enforcement Officer does not succeed in personally serving the responsible person, or by effecting service by certified or first class mail, the Enforcement Officer shall post the administrative citation on any real property within the City in which the City has knowledge that the responsible party has a legal interest and such posting shall be deemed effected service.
B. The failure of any person with an interest to receive actual notice served in accordance with this section shall not affect the validity of any proceedings taken pursuant to this chapter.
C. Upon complying with the service procedures set forth in this section, the Enforcement Officer shall complete a declaration of service. (Ord. 2792, 2013)