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Section 3842. Noxious Growths. No person owning, managing, or having control or charge or occupancy of any lot or private premises, shall: (a) allow noxious growths or growths otherwise dangerous to the life, health, comfort, or convenience of the community, to grow or remain upon such lot or private premises; (b) sow or disseminate, or allow or permit to mature, any noxious growth upon such lot or private premises; (c) suffer or permit any weeds, grass, rank growth or brush to grow or exist in excess of six (6) inches above the grade in the area of growth. It is the duty of every such person to prevent such growth or existence. To establish a prima facie violation of this Section, it shall not be necessary to establish any facts except that the accused person owned, managed, or had charge, control, or occupancy of a lot or private premises whereon such condition existed or occurred. Section 3842.1. A. If and when Notice Requirinq Removal of Noxious Growths. it shall appear that noxious growths have been placed upon or are upon or in front of private property in violation of any of the provisions of this Part or of any other provision of this Code, the designated officer may, by appropriate written order, direct the removal thereof and shall cause notices to be posted upon or in front of such property to the effect that such weeds, vines, shrubs, or brush must be removed within seven (7) days from and after the date of such posting. Such notices shall be conspicuously posted on or in front of the property on or in front of which the condition exists, as follows: (1) One (1) notice shall be posted on or in front of each separately owned parcel; (2) Not more than two (2) notices shall be posted to any parcel of fifty (50) to one hundred (100) feet frontage are required; (3) Notices shall be placed at intervals of not more than one hundred (100) feet if the frontage of a parcel is greater than one hundred (100) feet, with one (1) notice for each one hundred (100) feet of frontage. In lieu of posting such notices, the designated officer may send a similar notice to the owner of the subject property as shown upon any City record,~rupon the last equalized tax roll, at his last known address, whichever he shall determine to be the best means for reaching the actual owner, through the United States mail; but the failure of the owner to receive such notice shall not affect the power of the City or its officers or employees to proceed as provided in this Part. Such notice shall be mailed not less than ten (10) days prior to the date set for a hearing upon objections as provided in Section 3842.3 of this Code. Section 3842.2. No~tce Form. The heading of the notice in letters not less than one shall be in substantially the shall be "NOTICE TO DESTROY WEEDS" (1) inch in height. Said notice following form: "NOTICE TO DESTROY WEEDS Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Part 4 of Chapter 8, Article III, of the Santa Ana Municipal Code providing for the elimination of noxious growths such as -2-