(A) Any premises which fail to meet the minimum standards set forth herein after inspection by the Building Commissioner or are determined to be unsafe as defined in § 150.272 shall be deemed a public nuisance and constitute a violation of the city Code of Ordinances.
(B) Any building which has remained vacant, or boarded, for a period of one year or more shall be deemed a public nuisance and constitute a violation of the city Code of Ordinances. This subsection applies whether the boarding was ordered under IC 36-7-9-5, or Section 537.7 and 537.10 of the Revised Code of the Consolidated City and County.
(C) The owner of any premises or building deemed a public nuisance pursuant to this section shall be subject to remedial action under IC 36-7-9-1 et seq., and shall be abated by rehabilitation, demolition, or removal.
(D) Each date the violation continues constitutes a separate violation.
(E) A building deemed a public nuisance pursuant to subsection (B) above, and the premises on which it is located, shall be presumed to be abandoned. If there is a failure to rebut this presumption during the course of an enforcement proceeding, then the court shall, upon request, order the premises forfeited, with title and interest to vest in the plaintiff City of Beech Grove.
(Ord. 1-1988, passed 5-2-88; Am. Ord. 1-1997, passed 5-5-97)