1. Investigation. Before or after sending a notice letter, the enforcement official shall make reasonable attempt to investigate an alleged violation to determine if there is a violation.

2. Issue Notice. The enforcement official shall mail a notice letter to the violator, the property address, or to the tax record address if mail is undeliverable to the property (e.g., a vacant site) describing the violation or alleged violation.

3. Time Frame. The enforcement official shall grant the violator an opportunity to provide evidence that there is not a violation or to bring the violation into compliance; including a time frame of at least one (1) day but not more than twenty-one (21) days. The time frame granted shall be reasonably tied to the time necessary to remedy the violation (e.g., the time to remove an A-frame portable sign could be one day).

4. Time Frame Extension. A time frame extension may be granted upon request by the enforcement official if the violator is making satisfactory progress.

5. Timely Correction. If corrective measures have not been initiated in a timely manner, or corrective measures are not effectively being conducted, or corrective measures are significantly behind schedule, or the violation remains after the time frame given for remedy, then the enforcement official may choose another enforcement option. If the violator is making satisfactory progress and will likely meet the time frame for remedy, the enforcement official shall not begin another enforcement option until the time frame has expired and a violation remains unresolved.