(a) Whenever the Code Official determines that a public nuisance exist it shall be the duty of the Code Official to cause photographs of such public nuisance to be made, and to file in his/her office the photographs and a written report of his/her findings.
(b) The Code Official may cause a title search to be undertaken in order to determine the title owner and any lien holders.
(c) The Code Official shall cause a written notice of hearing on nuisance and abatement ("hearing notice") to be served on the owner and any lien holders or other parties that hold a recorded interest.
(d) The hearing notice shall:
(1) Describe with reasonable particularity the premises deemed to be a nuisance;
(2) Describe the conditions constituting the public nuisance;
(3) Describe the items required to be undertaken to abate the nuisance;
(4) Set forth the time to abate the nuisance or to work out a schedule, as set forth in Section 1484.05;
(5) Set forth the date and time of the hearing on nuisance and abatement which hearing shall not be held less than sixty days after the date the notice.
(6) Set forth the name of any expert witness and copy of any related report the Code Official intends to rely upon to establish the existence of the public nuisance.
(7) Provide that the owner or other party in interest may contest the determination of a nuisance and the proposed abatement of the Code Official at the hearing on nuisance and abatement; present evidence, provide witnesses and testimony, cross exam witnesses, and be represented by legal counsel.
(e) The City may, at its option, elect to not utilize the procedure provided in this section, and proceed instead with the filing of an action in common pleas court or under other provisions of the City's Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. 19-27. Passed 12-2-19.)