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f)b1J -15- (5) A statement that the owner may request a public hearing on whether the building is unsafe by submitting a written request to the building official within ten days. (d) The initial notice will be given to the owner in one of the following ways: (1) By personally serving the owner with a copy; or (2) By certified mail addressed to the owner at the owner's post office address. (3) If personal service cannot be obtained and the owner's post office address is unknown: (A) by publishing the notice at least twice within a 10 day period in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which building is located; or (B) by posting the notice on or near the front doo~ of the building. Sec. 5-J.04. Notice.of Public Hearings. (a) If the owner of a building fails to comply with a request in an initíal notice to vacate or obtain a permit for a building, the building official may schedule a public hearing on the bu~lding, or pursue other enforcement action regarding the building. If the owner of a building responds to an initial notice by requesting a public hearing, the building official will schedule a public hearing on the building. (b) Notice of a public hearing shall be given to the owner of the building, and to each mortgagee and lienholder having an interest in the building or in the property on which the ,building is locat~d, in a manner described in Sec. 5-103 (d) above. (c) The notice shall contain the following: (1) The stree~ address of the building; (2) A description of the conditions that make the building an unsafe building; (3) A statement that the issues at the hearing will be whether the building is an unsafe building, and if so, whether the building should be vacated, secured,. repaired or demolished, and if so, within what time periods these activities should be completed; and (4) A statement that if the building is not vacated, secured, repaired or demolished in accordance with an order entered after the hearing, the city may vacate, secure, repair or demolish the building, and assess a lien for expenses incurred. Sec. 5-105. Public Hearings; Orders. (a) Public hearings shall be held before a judge of the municipal court.