§ 30-41. Notification of violation.

(a)

Following an inspection and verification of a violation, the city, through its legal and/or administrative departments, shall notify the proprietary party of the premises in violation.

(b)

Such notice of violations shall be either by certified mail, return receipt requested, by personnel or domiciliary service made by any authorized personnel of the city, or by any other reasonable method of notification.

(c)

If the notice should be returned by the post office department because of its inability to make delivery thereof, or if the proprietary party has refused to accept the notification, notice may be accomplished by publication of the notification in the official journal at least once.

(d)

The notice shall contain the following:

(1)

The identity of the premises;

(2)

The nature of the violation including the specific provision of the ordinance involved; and

(3)

The penalties, enforcement and/or abatement proceedings that the proprietary party may be liable for if the nuisance or other prohibited activity or condition is not voluntarily abated.

(Code 1976, § 9:102; Ord. No. 985, 10-14-1991)