(A) Except as may be provided in §§ 91.06 through 91.08, in the event any property owner, tenant, or contract purchaser resides at, occupies or owns a place containing a public nuisance, the Mayor, the Clerk-Treasurer, a City of Woodburn Police Officer or other person designated by the Mayor, shall notify, in writing, the owner or occupant of any such lot, place, or area within the city, or the agent of the owner, to cut, destroy, or remove any such weeds or rank vegetation, deleterious unhealthful growths, or otherwise abate any other public nuisance that may be growing, lying, or located on the owner's property or on the sidewalk abutting these areas. Notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the owner, occupant, or agent of the owner, at the last known address of the owner as shown by the records of the Allen County Auditor. Notice may also be posted in the yard or be personally served by an official of the city. If the notice is personally served, the person serving the notice shall prepare and file with the city a return of service showing the date notice was served, who it was served on, and signed by the person who served the notice. In the event the owner or occupant of the real estate shall refuse to accept the certified mail sent by the city, notice shall be given as provided in Rule 4.1 of the Indiana Trial Rules.
(B) The notice of a public nuisance violation in accordance with the above division (A) shall: (1) state the name of the property owner, tenant, or contract purchaser; (2) state the address of the property subject to the violation; (3) state the particular facts giving rise to the violation of this section; (4) state the action required to cure the violation; and (5) state that the person has ten (10) days to cure the violation.
(Ord. G-16-1338, passed 7-18-16)