(A) The notice to abate graffiti pursuant to § 94.63 shall be served upon the owner(s) of the affected premises, as the owner's name and address appears on the last equalized property tax assessment rolls of the city. If there is no known address for the owner, the notice shall be sent in care of the property address. The notice may also be served in any one of the following manners:
(1) By personal service on the owner, occupant or person in charge or control of the property;
(2) By registered or certified mail addressed to the owner at the last known address of the owner. If this address is unknown, the notice will be sent to the property address.
(B) The notice shall be substantially in the following form:
NOTICE OF ORDER TO REMOVE GRAFFITI
Date:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that you are required by law at your expense to remove or paint over the graffiti located on the property commonly known as , Shively, Kentucky, within ten (10) days after the date of this notice: or, if you fail to do so, city employees or private contractors employed by the city will enter upon your property and abate the public nuisance by removal or painting over the graffiti. The cost of the abatement by the city employees or its private contractors will be assessed upon your property and such costs will constitute a lien upon the land until paid.
All persons having any objection to said notice are hereby notified to submit any objections by appeal to the City Council of the City of Shively within ten (10) days from the date of this notice. At the conclusion of this ten (10) day period the city may proceed with the abatement of the graffiti inscribed on your property at your expense without further notice.
(Ord. 12-1997, passed 11-3-97)