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1. Whenever, upon a reasonable belief, a public nuisance exists in violation of this Title, an <br />authorized official may issue a Notice of Violation and Abatement to the landowner(s), <br />containing the following: <br />a. The street address, parcel number(s), or description of the building, structure, premises, or <br />land in terms reasonably sufficient to identify its location; <br />b. A description of the violation(s) including the day or days of the offenses; <br />c. A reference to the Title, Chapter, and Section of the KCC or Kittitas County Health <br />Department regulation or written order which has been violated, if applicable; <br />d. The amount of the fine imposed and to whom and by when it must be paid; <br />e. A description of the action required to abate the public nuisance which may include <br />corrections, repairs, demolition, removal, or any other appropriate action, and a date by <br />which voluntary abatement must be completed; <br />f. A statement that the person to whom a Notice of Violation and Abatement is directed may <br />request an administrative hearing to be conducted by the Hearing Examiner. Such request <br />(Notice of Appeal) must be in writing, accompanied by the appeals fee and must be <br />received by the Public Official within 10 working days after the Notice of Violation and <br />Abatement has been served. <br />g. A statement that the landowner must correct the violation and pay the civil penalty; or may <br />appeal the Notice; and <br />h. A statement that the costs and expenses of abatement incurred by the County may be <br />assessed against the person(s) named in the Notice of Violation and Abatement and <br />further that failure to pay said costs may result in a lien for the costs of abatement being <br />assessed against the property. <br />2. Service of the Notice of Violation and Abatement <br />a. The Notice of Violation and Abatement shall be served by any one or combination of the <br />following methods: <br />i. By both first-class and certified mail with a 5-day return receipt requested to the last <br />known address of the landowner of the property; or <br />ii. By posting the Notice of Violation and Abatement in a prominent location on the <br />premises in a conspicuous manner which is reasonably likely to be discovered; oriii. By personal service upon the landowner. <br />b. The failure of the landowner to receive such Notice of Violation and Abatement shall not <br />affect the validity of any proceedings taken under this Chapter. Service by certified mail in <br />the manner provided in this section shall be effective on the third day after the date of <br />postmark, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. <br />3. Notice of Appeal. <br />a. Within 10 working days of service of a Notice of Violation and Abatement, the landowner <br />may submit a written Notice of Appeal to the Authorized official, to appeal the Notice of <br />Violation and Abatement. <br />b. The notice of appeal shall contain a written, concise statement identifying: <br />i. The decision being appealed; <br />ii. The name and address of the appellant and his interest(s) in the matter; <br />iii. The specific reasons why the appellant believes the decision to be wrong. The <br />appellant shall bear the burden of proving the decision was wrong; and <br />iv. The desired outcome or changes to the decision. <br />4. Notice of Hearing.