When a city official has determined that a violation of this chapter exists on property which should be abated, the official shall:
(A) Attempt to discover the name and address of the owner and occupant of the property, the person responsible for the accumulation or deposit of the waste, and all persons who may be in charge of the real property on which the violation exists as such persons are defined in § 99.01(A);
(B) Give written notice to the persons described in division (A) of this section by regular first class mail and registered or certified mail requiring a return receipt that there is a violation of this chapter. If the owner or occupant of the property is not found, the city official shall place a notice posted on the property where it can easily be seen;
(C) Contents of notice. The notice referred to in the preceding division shall contain:
(1) A description of the real property by street address or otherwise, on which the violation exists;
(2) A direction to abate the violation within no less than 15 days from the date of the notice;
(3) A description of the violation;
(4) A statement that unless the violation is abated, the city may enter, abate the violation, and charge the costs of abatement to the person responsible and/or impose a lien against the real property on which the violation was abated;
(5) A statement that failure to abate the violation within the time provided may warrant imposition of a fine;
(6) A statement that the alternative to compliance with the notice is to make a written request within 15 calendar days of the date of the notice for a hearing before the City Council to show why abatement should not be required or why more time for abatement may be needed. This statement shall list the required contents of the request for hearing that are set forth in § 99.05.
(7) A statement that if there is no request for a hearing before the City Council within 15 calendar days of the date of the notice, the determination as set forth in the notice shall be final with no right to further protest or otherwise appeal.
(D) Upon completion of posting and mailing, the persons posting and mailing shall execute and file certificates with the City Council stating the date and place of the mailing and posting.
(Ord. 555, passed 11-9-2014)