§ 14-51. Notice of prohibited conditions.

(a)

No person shall be in violation of the real property maintenance standards set forth in section 6-63 or section 10-5.

(b)

If a code enforcement officer determines that vegetation, which violates the maintenance standards in this article exists, and determines that the city should correct the violation, a code enforcement officer shall notify the owner(s) of record of the property in writing and demand that such owner cause the violation to be remedied within seven (7) days. The notice shall be given by first class mail, addressed to the owner(s) of record [of] the property described, as their names and addresses are shown upon the records of the county property appraiser, and shall be deemed complete and sufficient when so addressed and deposited in the United States mail with proper postage prepaid. Notice shall also be posted upon the property declared a "public nuisance". Notice may be served by hand delivery to the owner(s) of record of the property in lieu of mailing.

(c)

The notice shall be substantially in the following form:

NOTICE OF PROHIBITED CONDITIONS

I inspected your property (describe property) on or about (date) and found the following conditions (describe conditions) that are a violation of City Code Chapter _______, Article _______. You are hereby notified that you must correct these violations within seven (7) days of the date of this Notice or by (date), whichever is later. If not all conditions are corrected by this date, the City will cut, trim, edge and clear the property to correct the violations of the City Code. To perform this maintenance, the City will also remove any junk, rubbish or other material from the property. The cost of this work, including administrative expenses, will be charged to you in the form of a lien against the property. You can appeal the finding that there is a violation by filing a written appeal to the City Clerk within seven (7) days of the date of this letter.

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(Official Title)

(d)

The code inspector shall perform a re-inspection after the allowed time to remedy the violation. If the violation has been corrected, the case will be considered closed or shown as being in compliance. If the re-inspection finds no change, then the city may proceed to cut, trim, edge and clear the property to correct the violations of the City Code, and charge the owner for the costs, including administrative expenses in the form of a lien against the property.

(Ord. No. 07-0-45, § 1, 9-24-2007; Ord. No. 18-O-16, § 4, 11-13-18)