(A) Notice to person responsible. Whenever the Code Official determines that there has been a violation of this chapter or has grounds to believe that a violation has occurred, a notice of violation shall be given in the manner prescribed in the city code enforcement to the owner, operator, occupant and/or person responsible for the violation as specified in this chapter. Records by the County Property Valuation Administrator may be relied upon to determine the identity and address of the owner. Notices for condemnation procedures shall also comply with the city code enforcement.
(B) Form and method of service. Notice of violation of this chapter and shall be given in the form and method as prescribed in the city code enforcement.
(C) Noncompliance. If the notice of violation is not complied with, the Code Official shall issue a citation in the manner prescribed in the city code enforcement to the owner, operator, occupant and/or person responsible for the violation as specified in in this chapter. Records of the County Property Valuation Administrator may be relied upon to determine the identity and address of the owner.
(D) Unauthorized tampering. Notices, signs, tags or seals posted or affixed by the Code Official shall not be mutilated, destroyed or tampered with, or removed without authorization from the Code Official.
(E) Transfer of ownership. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dwelling unit, structure, or premises who has received a compliance order, or upon whom a notice of violation has been served, to sell, transfer, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of the dwelling unit, structure, or premises to another owner until the provisions of the compliance order or notice of violation have been complied with, or until the owner shall first furnish the grantee, transferee, mortgagee, or lessee a true copy of any compliance order or notice of violation issued by the Code Official or the city’s Code Enforcement Board, and shall furnish to the Code Official a signed and notarized statement from the grantee, transferee, mortgagee, or lessee acknowledging the receipt of the compliance order or notice of violation, and fully accepting responsibility, without condition, for making the corrections or repairs required by the compliance order or notice of violation.
(Ord. 023-013, passed 4-10-2023) Penalty, see § 158.998