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THIS STRUCTURE MUST BE DEMOLISHED AND REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES NO LATER THAN , 19 If demolition is not begun and carried forth promptly, the code official may, after a hearing, order the same demolished and the cost assessed against the property as a special tax lien. Upon presentation of adequate plans, the code official may allow repair instead of demolition. 17-110.3.2 Posting:. A copy of the notice of declaration of nuisance and pre- hearing order shall be posted in a prominent place on the premises. 17-110.3.3 Service: The notice of declaration of nuisance and pre-hearing order shall be served on the affected partias, consisting of owner, occupants, lessee, mortgagee, agent and all persons having aninterest in the property, all as shown by the records of the St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds. The notice may be served personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, or if service cannot be had by either of these modes of service, then by at least one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. The affected parties shall have not less than thirty (30) days from the date of service to complete demoltion or to begin the repairs~ 17-110.3.4 Notice of hearing: If the affected parties fail to commence work on repairs or complete demolition within the time specified, or fail to proceed continuously with the work without unnecessary delay, the code official shall call a hearing upon the matter, giving the affected parties twenty-one (21) days written notice of the hearing. Said notice may be served personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, or if service cannot be had by either of these modes of service, then by at least one publi- cation in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. 17-110.3.5 Hearing: The code official or the duly designated representative of the code official shall conduct a full and adequate hearing. Any affected party may be represented by counsel and all affected parties shall have an opportunity to be heard. After the hearing, if the evidence supports a find- ing that the structure is a nuisance and detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of the residents of the City of University City, the code official shall issue a post-hearing order making specific findings of facts, based on competent and substantial evidence and order the structure to be demolished and removed, or repaired. The post hearing order shall be served in the same manner as the notice of declaration of nuisance and pre-hearing order~ The post-hearing order shall contain a date certain for completion of the required action. 17-110.3.6 Upon failure to obey post-hearing order: If any post-hearing order of the code official is not o~eyed w~hin ~h~rty (30) days after its issuance, and if appeal of any post-hearing order is not made to the Circuit Court as provided for in this ordinance within 30 days after issuance of any such order, the code official shall cause such structure to be vacated and repaired or demolished as provided in his post-hearing order. The code official shall certify the cost for such action, including all administrative costs, to the Director of Finance who shall cause a special tax bill against the property to be prepared, filed and collected. Said tax bill shall be a lien upon said property, said lien shall bear interest at the rate set by the Missouri Division of Finance on the date the lien is filed. 17-110.4 Duties of inspectors~ Inspectors shall have the following duties and responsibilities: 1. Inspect all structures, when so directed by the code official, for the purpose of determining the existence of unsafe or unhealthful conditions and to determine compliance with any orders issued. 2. Report to the code official, in writing, any conditions which may cause a structure to be deemed detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of the residents and report non-compliance with any orders issued. 3. Appear and testify at hearings regarding structures which the inspector has inspected. 9