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(1) When the City Manager, through a city department, has knowledge that a public nuisance exists, unless summary abatement is authorized, he shall require notice to be posted on the property liable for abatement of a nuisance, directing the removal of the nuisance.

(2) At the time of posting, the City Recorder shall cause a copy of the notice to be mailed to the owner of the property, or his agent, at the address last shown on the records of the Jackson County Tax Assessor.

(3) The person posting and the person mailing the notice shall file a certificate with the City Recorder stating the date that the notices were posted and mailed.

(4) The notice to abate shall contain:

(a) A description of the property, by street address or otherwise, on which the nuisance exists;

(b) A description of the nuisance;

(c) A direction to remove and abate the nuisance within ten days of the date of notice or show that no nuisance exists, as provided by section 5.525;

(d) A statement that unless the nuisance is removed or a hearing requested under section 5.525, the City, on expiration of ten days from the date of notice, shall remove the nuisance and assert a lien on the property for the cost of removal plus 25 percent or $15, whichever is greater, for administrative costs;

(e) A statement that failure to abate the nuisance may warrant imposition of a fine.

(5) An error in the name or address of the owner or agent shall not make the mailed notice void, and in such case the posted notice shall be sufficient.

[Amd. Sec. 1, Ord. No. 5235, Aug. 16, 1984; Amd. Sec. 1, Ord. No. 7852, Apr. 6, 1995; Amd. Ord. No. 2000-196, Oct. 5, 2000.]