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(1) When the Medford Police Department receives a report documenting that a property has become a chronic nuisance property, the Chief or designee shall notify the person in charge in writing.

(2) The notice shall contain the following information:

(a) The street address or a legal description sufficient for identification of the property.

(b) A statement that the Chief or designee has determined the property to be a chronic nuisance property, with a concise description of the nuisance activities upon which the statement is based.

(c) A statement that the person in charge shall submit a CNAP to the Chief or designee within ten (10) days from the date the notice was personally served or mailed.

(3) Service shall be made either personally or by certified mail-restricted delivery, addressed to the person in charge at the address of the property, or such other place which is reasonably calculated, under all the circumstances, to notify the person in charge of the City’s determination. A copy of the notice shall be served on the owner of the property at such address shown on the tax rolls of the county, if that person is different than the person in charge, and shall be made either personally or by certified mail-restricted delivery.

(4) At or near the same time of the delivery of the notice set forth in subsection (d), the City shall post a copy of the notice at the property.

(5) Concurrent with any notification procedures set forth above, the City shall send copies of the notice, as well as any other documentation which supports legal proceedings against the property, to the City Attorney.

[Added Sec. 11, Ord. No. 2017-42, May 4, 2017.]