8.20.080 Notice – Record of service.
1. Notice of any violation of this chapter shall be served upon a responsible party and the owner by the health and safety officer.
2. Notice shall be made either in person or by mailing notice, postage prepaid, to the owner or responsible party at their last known post office addresses, as disclosed by the records of the county assessor, or as otherwise ascertained. If, after due diligence, a mailing address cannot be ascertained, and if the owner cannot be served in person, notice shall be served by posting a copy of the notice in an open and conspicuous location on the affected property.
3. The health and safety officer, in their reasonable discretion, may elect to bring an enforcement action against a responsible party who is not the owner without being required to also initiate an enforcement action against the owner of a particular property. However, regardless of whom the abatement action is taken against, in all circumstances an owner shall be given notice of any finding of a nuisance or the initiation of any abatement action affecting their property.
4. Notice shall be deemed delivered upon the occurrence of one (1) of the following:
a. Upon hand delivery to the owner and/or responsible party;
b. Twenty-four (24) hours have passed since posting of the notice in an open and conspicuous location on the affected property pursuant to the conditions of this section; or
c. Three (3) days have passed since the notice was mailed with the calculation of such time beginning the day after the notice was placed in the mail.
5. The health and safety officer shall maintain a record of how service was provided to an owner and/or responsible party. (Ord. 2020-4 §1, amended, 2020)