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11 • .• or tge, rubbish, paper, trash, manure, offal, ashes, vegetable matter, broken glass, or stagnant water. such accumulation is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. A person found Quilty of a violation of (c) The Director shall, upon determining that there exists a violation of this section, serve notice on the owner to cause such violation to be remedied, removed or otherwise abated. The owner shall remedy, remove or otherwise abate the nuisance within ten (10) calendar days following the issuance of such (I ) All notices sent pursuant to this section shall be served to an owner as follows: (i) by hand - delivery to the owner of record, (ii) by regular, first-class mail, to the owner of record at the address listed in the city's real estate tax records, or to any occupant of the property at the address where the violation exists; (iii) to a person who has charge of real estate as an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or agent, by hand -delivery or by regular, first-class mail, to the last known address of such person; or (iv) to a person who is the beneficiary of any easement or right of use of a parcel of real estate, by hand delivery or by regular, first-class mail, to the a on (2) Such notice shall require the owner to correct the condition within ten (10) days of the notice. An affidavit of the Director certifying hand -delivery or mailing shall be sufficient evidence of notice to the owner. (d) If the condition is not corrected within ten (10) days after hand -delivery of the notice, or within ten days following mailing, the Director may cause such condition to be abated. The cost thereof, together with an administrative handling charge of seventy-five dollars ($75.00), shall be assessed and billed to the property owner, and the Director shall prepare an affidavit certifying the costs and expenses incurred by the City. In the event the charges billed to the property owner remain unpaid for more than thirty (30) a Sec. 5-149. Unlawful growth of weeds and other vegetation. as (a) The following definitions shall apply to these words when used in this section: (1) Director means the Director of Neighborhood Development Services and his designee(s). of (2) Owner means: (i) that person who owns any parcel of real estate, as identified in the real estate tax records in the office of the city assessor; (ii) any person who is the occupant or tenant of any parcel of real estate; (iii) any person having charge of a parcel of real estate as an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or agent, or (iv) the beneficiary of any easement or right of use of a parcel of real estate. (3) Weeds means any plant, grass, weed, brush or any other vegetation, herbaceous or s other than (i) trees, ornamental shrubbery and vegetable and flower gardens purposeful and maintained free of weed hazard or nuisance; (ii) cultivated crops; (iii) public recre: 7