§ 17.48.320. Unsafe structures—Condemnation.

The designation of nonresidential structures as unsafe structures and the procedure for the condemnation and placarding of these nonresidential buildings shall be carried out in compliance with the following requirements:

A.

Defects Requiring Condemnation. Any nonresidential building which is found to have any of the following defects shall be condemned as an unsafe structure and shall be designated and placarded by the Director of Planning and Zoning:

1.

One which is damaged, decayed, dilapidated, insanitary, unsafe, or vermin-infested so that it creates a serious hazard to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public;

2.

One which lacks illumination, ventilation, or sanitation facilities adequate to protect the health or safety of the occupants or the public;

3.

One which because of its general condition is unsanitary or otherwise dangerous to the health or safety of the occupants or the public.

B.

Vacation—Correction—Placard Removal. Any nonresidential building condemned as an unsafe structure, and so designated and placarded by the Director of Planning and Zoning, shall be vacated within a reasonable time as ordered by the Director. The Director shall remove the placard whenever the defect or defects upon which the condemnation and placarding action were based have been eliminated.

C.

No person shall deface or remove the placard from any nonresidential building which has been condemned and placarded as an unsafe structure, except as provided in Subsection B of this section.

D.

A person aggrieved by a notice or order relating to the condemning and placarding of a nonresidential structure as an unsafe structure may appeal the notice or order to the building Board of Appeals, under the procedure set forth in Section 17.48.360.

(Ord. O-26-03 § 1 (part): prior code § 12-24(b) (part))

(Ord. No. O-23-12, § I, 7-23-2012; Ord. No. O-12-16 Amended, § I, 5-23-2016)