(a) When the City Administrator or his designated agent determines that the weeds, vines or grass, as described in Section 1343.01
(a), Section 1343.01
(b), Section 1343.01
(c), or Section 1343.01
(d) exist, he shall serve notice in one of the following forms upon the owner or occupant, or any other person, firm or corporation, having the care of any lot or land to the address of the owner or person having charge of the lot or land based upon the address for such lot or land in the Champaign County Auditor’s office, ordering the cutting and removal of such weeds, vines or grasses:
(1) By delivering a copy of the notice to the person or legal entity to be served; or
(2) By posting the notice in a conspicuous place upon such property in a form approved by the Director of Administration upon such property for a period of five days;
(3) By certified mail, addressed to such person at his/her usual place of residence or legal entity at its usual place of business with instruction to forward, return receipt requested, provided that the certified envelope is not returned with an endorsement showing failure of delivery; or
(4) By ordinary mail addressed as in subsection (a)(3) hereof after a certified mail envelope is returned with an endorsement showing either that the certified mail envelope was refused or unclaimed and the ordinary mail envelope is not returned with an endorsement showing failure of delivery.
(b) If the address of the owner or other person having charge of the land is unknown, it is sufficient to publish the notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in the County.
(c) Only one notice per calendar year is required for a lot or parcel. If, after a notice has been served in accordance with this section, the City Administrator, or his designated agent, determines that a subsequent violation has occurred, the City may proceed with the remedy set forth in Section 1343.04, without further notice.
(Ord. 4293. Passed 4-28-09.)