A.    Whenever any condition exists upon the streets, sidewalks, parkways or private property within the city which is defined as a nuisance pursuant to Section 8.36.010, or whenever weeds on specified parcels of property are seasonal and recurrent nuisances, the enforcement officer may declare the same to be a public nuisance.

    B.    Notice of Nuisance. The enforcement officer shall give written notice to the owner of record to abate the nuisance within thirty days. The notice of nuisance shall state that the property owner is required to abate the nuisance, shall state the nature of the nuisance to be abated, what is required to abate it, and that if the nuisance is not abated the city may take further action which may include: (1) the city, or its contractor, may enter upon the parcel of land and remove or otherwise eliminate or abate the hazard; (2) that upon completion of such work the cost thereof can be billed to the property owner or can become a special assessment against that parcel; and (3) that upon city council confirmation of the assessment and recordation of that order, a lien may be attached to the parcel to be collected on the next regular property tax bill levied against the parcel.

    C.    Notice of Abatement Proceedings. Whenever the enforcement officer determines that a nuisance exists and the owner of a property fails to properly abate the nuisance, the enforcement officer is ordered to take appropriate correction actions based upon those findings. The enforcement officer shall notify the owner of affected properties, as shown on the latest equalized tax assessment roll, by mail, of intention to abate the nuisance.

    D.    Service of Notice. Notice shall be mailed by certified mail to the address of the property owner not less than fifteen days prior to the date of the proposed abatement. Failure of any owner, or any party concerned to receive a notice shall not affect the validity of any proceeding taken, if the procedure for service of notice has been followed. (Ord. 639 § 1, 2004: prior code § 24-4)