§ 8.49.030. Lien procedure for abatement of Nuisance.

A.

The Planning and Community Development Director, Chief of Police, Fire Chief, Public Works Director, Code Enforcement Officer, or other authorized City personnel, shall examine or cause to be examined whether any property or thing has been maintained so as to constitute a Nuisance as defined in this Chapter.

B.

If City personnel find that a Nuisance does exist, City personnel may implement the following procedure:

1.

Obtain a preliminary title report or commitment on the real property where the Nuisance exists, which shall identify all owners of record, lessees of record, holders of mortgages, deed of trust, or other liens and encumbrances of record;

2.

Serve upon each such person by personal service or by certified mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt requested, a written notice stating the nature of the Nuisance, requiring the owner to commence the required repairs, demolition, removal or other appropriate action within ten (10) calendar days and to complete such work within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of notice;

3.

Ensure that said notice also contains the office, address, and phone number of City personnel empowered to review the subject matter and the days and hours the same may be contacted;

4.

Send the notice to each party financially interested in the property or thing at his or her address as it appears on the last equalized assessment roll of the County or as known to City personnel; and

5.

If no address of any such person so appears, then mail a copy of the notice addressed to such person, at the address of the real property where the Nuisance is found to exist.

C.

The service by certified mail shall be effective on the date of mailing. City personnel shall also cause at least one (1) copy of the notice to be posted conspicuously on the building, structure, or on the real or personal property alleged to be a Nuisance.

D.

Proof of service notices shall be certified to at the time of service by written declaration executed by the person effecting service, declaring the time, date, and manner in which service was made. The declaration, together with any receipt card, returned acknowledgment of receipt by certified mail, shall be affixed with a copy of the notice and order retained by City personnel.

(Ord. 3181, 2018)