A. General:
1. Procedure: Upon an owner's failure to abate a dangerous building in a timely manner, as determined by the building official, that official may initiate an administrative action pursuant to title 5, chapter 7 of the Beverly Hills municipal code to establish the city's right to abate unlawful conditions. Plans and specifications therefor may be prepared by said official, or he/she may employ consultants as deemed reasonably necessary to abate a dangerous building.
2. Costs: The cost of such abatement actions shall be paid from the repair and demolition fund, and may be made a special assessment or a nuisance abatement lien against the property involved. The city's abatement cost shall also constitute a personal obligation of the property owner(s).
B. Repair And Demotion Fund:
1. General: The legislative body of this jurisdiction shall establish a special revolving fund to be designated as the repair and demolition fund. Payments shall be made out of said fund upon the demand of the director of building and safety to defray the costs and expenses which may be incurred by this jurisdiction in doing or causing to be done the necessary work of repair or demolition of dangerous buildings.
2. Transfers: The legislative body may at any time transfer to the repair and demolition fund, out of any money in the general fund of this jurisdiction, such sums as it may deem necessary in order to expedite the performance of the work of repair or demolition, and any sum so transferred shall be deemed a loan to the repair and demolition fund and shall be repaid out of the proceeds of the collections hereinafter provided for. All funds collected under the proceedings hereinafter provided for shall be paid to the treasurer of this jurisdiction who shall credit the same to the repair and demolition fund. (Ord. 16-O-2719, eff. 1-20-2017)