Bill No. 16-22 Amending Chapter 16, Article 8, Sec.

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Sec. 19-20. Work performed by City upon noncompliance with order; assessment of costs; lien; foreclosure. (a) In the event abutting owners fail to comply with orders of the Board within the period granted, the Board shall perform such work with its own forces and employees within ten (10) days. The actual cost of such work, which shall not exceed the above-mentioned estimate, shall be assessed against the abutting lots of such owners. The Board shall notify such owners of the cost and assessment of such work. (b) The cost and assessment shall constitute a lien on the abutting lots and shall be payable, without notice, at the Office of the City Treasurer at the next regular taxpaying time after notice has been given of such costs and assessments. If such amount is not paid when due, it shall be enforceable by foreclosure in the same manner as the assessments made for street and sidewalk improvements in cities of the first class. The amount of such costs and assessments shall become a part of the funds of the Board when collected. Section V. Chapter 19, Article 1, Division 2, Section 19-21 is hereby amended to read: Sec. 19-21. Service of notice; commencement of specified time period. (a) All notices provided for in this article, except notices provided for in section 19-16 for hearing on resolutions, shall be served upon any real estate owner who is a resident of the City by reading such notice to him or leaving a correct copy thereof at such owner's last known place of residence. If such owner is not a resident of the City, then notice may be served by sending a correct copy thereof by registered mail, addressed to such owner at his last known mailing address for personal delivery on such owner, with a return receipt. If the residence or address of such owner is unknown or cannot be ascertained, then notice may be served by reading such notice to an adult resident of the premises, leaving a correct copy thereof with an adult resident of the premises, or by publishing such notice once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a daily newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the English language in the City. (b) The period specified in the notice shall be deemed to commence with the day following the date of the service of such notice, as shown by return of service which shall be made on such notice or by such registered mail return receipt or with the day following the seventh day after the last publication. Section VI. Chapter 19, Article 1, Division 2, Section 19-22 is hereby amended to read: Sec. 19-22. Recovery of costs for work performed by City. (a) If any owner of real estate fails to comply with the orders issued either by the Board or the Superintendent of Parks under the provisions of this article, within the period of time specified in such orders, except such resolutions, orders and notices as may be issued under section 19-16, the work required by such orders may be done by the Board with its own employees within ten(10) days.