§ 15-43. Service of notices.

(a)

The notice of violation and/or the notice to abate must be served:

(1)

Personally to the owner or tenant in writing;

(2)

By certified letter addressed to the owner at the owner's address as recorded in the city's tax records; or

(3)

If personal service cannot be obtained, then

a.

By posting the notice on or near the front door of each building on the property to which the violation relates; or

b.

By posting the notice on a placard attached to a stake driven into the ground on the property to which the violation relates, if the property contains no buildings.

(b)

If the notice is mailed to a property owner in accordance with subsection (a)(2), and the United States Postal Service returns the notice as "refused" or "unclaimed", the validity of the notice is not affected, and the notice is considered as having been delivered.

(Ord. No. 2005-O-114, § 1, 5-16-05)