In addition to, or as an alternative to prosecution as provided in section 4-4-8 of this chapter, the public officer may seek to remedy violations of this chapter in the following manner. If a person to whom an order has been sent pursuant to section 4-4-7 of this chapter has neither abated the condition causing the alleged violation nor requested a hearing before the governing body within the time period specified in section 4-4-7 of this chapter, the public officer may present a resolution to the governing body for adoption authorizing the public officer or other agents of the city to abate the condition causing the violation at the end of ten (10) days after passage of the resolution. The resolution shall further provide that the costs incurred by the city shall be assessed against the property as provided in section 4-4-12 of this chapter. A copy of the resolution shall be served upon the person in violation in one of the following ways:
A. Personal service;
B. Service by first class mail; or
C. In the event the whereabouts of such person are unknown and the same cannot be ascertained in the exercise of reasonable diligence, an affidavit to that effect shall be made by the public officer and filed with the city clerk, and the serving of the resolution shall be made by publishing the resolution once in the official city newspaper and by posting a copy of the resolution on the premises where such condition exists. (Ord. 1148, 11-18-2013)