§ 18-29. Notice to owner of record.

(a)

A notice served on the owner of record shall include the following:

(1)

Description of property.

(2)

Statement describing violations.

(3)

Order to correct.

(4)

Statement of a reasonable amount of time to make corrections, which reasonable amount of time shall only be given to owners who have not received notification of a similar alleged violation within the twenty-four (24) months immediately preceding the current violation. Any owner who has had notice of a similar alleged violation within the twenty-four (24) months immediately preceding the current violation shall not be entitled to any time to correct and shall be subject to the immediate issuance of a citation, regardless of whether a citation was issued for such prior alleged violation. For this purpose, the 24 month period shall begin to run on the date the notice to owner of record was given pursuant to subsection (b) below.

(b)

The notification to the owner of record shall be by:

(1)

Personal delivery.

(2)

Posting a copy at the usual and customary residence.

(3)

Service to the last address, return receipt.

If the return receipt shows no delivery, then it may be posted on or about the property affected by the order.

(Code 1991, § 20.12(2); Ord. No. 785-10, § 1, 10-25-2010)