A. The owner(s) of any unimproved property which has been found by the department head or designee to violate any provision of Section 8.04.100 of this title and to require securing of the property and removal of any nuisance as defined in Section 8.04.100 of this title shall be notified in writing by either certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt, or personal service. If the owner cannot be served by certified mail after two attempts, or one attempt at personal service, then the department head may make service by publication in a Sacramento newspaper of general circulation. Notice shall be deemed provided when it is published pursuant to Government Code Section 6063.
B. Upon receipt of the notice to secure, or upon the last date the notice is published, the owner(s) shall have thirty (30) days in which to secure the property.
C. The notice and order issued pursuant to this chapter shall provide that if the owner(s) fails to secure the property and/or remove the nuisance as defined by Section 8.04.100 of this title within thirty (30) days of the notice and order that the city shall secure it and remove the offending nuisance, and that the costs of securement and removal shall be a personal obligation of the property owner and a lien against the property. Any owner who fails to secure the property and remove any nuisance as defined in Section 8.04.100 of this title, if applicable, within thirty (30) days of service of the notice and order shall also be subject to administrative penalties as provided in this code.
D. A fee shall be imposed on the owner of any property for which a notice and order pursuant to this chapter is issued. The fee shall be calculated to recover the total city cost of inspections and enforcement and shall be set by resolution of the city council. Any fee not paid shall be collected pursuant to the procedure set forth in Chapter 8.04 of this title. (Prior code § 61.13.1301)