New Franklin Notice ordinance (§ 215.060)

Enforcement of this Chapter shall be the responsibility of the Chief of Police. Enforcement shall commence by providing notice to the owner of the property of the nuisance condition existing on his/her/its property. The notice may be delivered by personal service, certified mail or by ordinary mail. (If sent by ordinary mail, there will be a rebuttal presumption that the letter was delivered five (5) days after the date it was sent.)

1. The notice shall generally describe the nature of the nuisance, the location of the property (using the mailing or popular address rather than a legal description, when reasonably possible to do so), and ordering the property owner to, within a period of seven (7) days from the receipt of the notice, abate the nuisance.

2. Any owner who wishes to challenge the order of abatement may do so, provided that within the seven (7) day period he/she/it requests a hearing on the validity of the order under the State Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 536, RSMo. If no such request is made within that time period, the order becomes final and is not subject to challenge elsewhere. If such request is made, the hearing shall be conducted by the Board of Aldermen. The request for a hearing must be in writing but otherwise no particular formality is required. Notice to the property owner of his/her right to request such hearing shall be given by including a copy of this Chapter with any notice sent under authority of this Section. Once a request for hearing is received, the hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the "contested case" provisions of the State Administrative Procedure Act. The City Attorney shall represent the City at such a hearing.