The designation of dwellings or dwelling units as unfit for human habitation and the procedure for the condemnation and placarding of such unfit dwellings or dwelling units shall be carried out in compliance with the following requirements:
A. Any dwelling or dwelling unit which shall be found to have any of the following defects shall be condemned as unfit for human habitation or required to be brought up to standards of this chapter and shall be so designated and placarded by the deputy director:
1. One which is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe, or vermin infested 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 of the public.
3. One which because of its general condition or location is unsanitary, or otherwise dangerous, to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public.
B. Any dwelling or dwelling unit condemned as unfit for human habitation, and so designated and placarded shall be vacated within a reasonable time as ordered by the deputy director. Failure to comply with such vacation order shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.
No dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned and placarded as unfit for human habitation shall again be used for human habitation until written approval is secured from and such placard is removed by the deputy director. The deputy director shall remove such placard whenever the defect or defects upon which the condemnation and placarding action were based have been eliminated.
No person shall deface or remove the placard from any dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned as unfit for human habitation and placarded as such, except as provided in the preceding paragraph. (Ord. 6643, 3-13-2002)