(a) Orders issued regarding violations of the PMC shall provide a specified time for achieving compliance in relation to the seriousness of the violation. The following time limits shall be used:
(1) At least 24 hours but not more than 72 hours after oral notice is given or written notice is served or posted that an emergency exists or there is a violation of the PMC, Section 602.2, 602.3 or 102.2;
(2) Not more than five calendar days after an order is mailed or posted for securing an unsafe dwelling pursuant to the PMC, Section 108;
(3) Not more than seven calendar days after an order is mailed or posted for securing a vacant dwelling pursuant to the PMC, Section 108.2 and 301;
(4) Not less than 24 hours or not more than seven days after an order is mailed or posted for vacating a dwelling pursuant to Section 1462.24; and
(5) Not more than 60 calendar days for all other violations, except as stated in subsections (c) and (d) hereof.
(Ord. 22-89. Passed 8-1-89.)
(b) Time limits for orders to repair or correct conditions for exterior painting, concrete work or any other exterior work adversely affected by cold or snow, and issued between October 31 and March 31, or whose time limit has not expired by October 31, shall be tolled, and the time limit, or any remaining time to repair or correct conditions, shall commence on April 1.
(c) When, in the determination of a City inspector, a violation is not a hazard to the health or safety of the person or property of an occupant or the general public, the Administrator may approve additional time, up to double the time limit provided in a written notice ordering a repair or correction of conditions. This extension may only be granted where the responsible person documents, in writing, to the Administrator that compliance cannot be achieved by the initial compliance date, due to one or more of the following conditions:
(1) Serious disability, illness or death of the responsible person, or their family.
(2) Extraordinary economic hardship of the responsible person.
(3) Weather conditions making it impossible or impractical to comply with established compliance dates.
(4) Delays in obtaining supplies, materials or services beyond the responsible person’s control.
(d) No other extension shall be permitted except by order of the Board of Appeals, after appeal as set forth in this chapter.
(Ord. 23-00. Passed 12-19-00; Ord. 15-07. Passed 10-16-07; Ord. 08-2016. Passed 6-21-16.)