The City Manager shall present to Council, from time to time, a report which shall list the location and ownership of premises that the City Manager has reason to believe are blighted premises as defined in this chapter. The report shall state briefly the factors that, in the City Manager's opinion, would warrant the determination that the premises listed in the report are blighted. The premises listed in the report shall be only those blighted premises that, in the opinion of the City Manager, are such that, in order to eliminate the existing blight and to prevent future blight, acquisition thereof shall be necessary for one or more of the following reasons:
(a) The owner of the premises cannot or will not:
(1) Eliminate the blighted condition; and/or
(2) Prevent recurrence of blight; or
(b) The owner has not responded to a lawful order by the City to take action to eliminate its recurrence within thirty (30) days after due notice of the request or order has been given by:
(1) Posting such order or notice on the premises; or
(2) Personal delivery; or
(3) Mailing such order or notice to the last known address of the owner; or
(4) Publishing once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation a notice of the issuance of the order relating to the premises and directing the owner to contact the Chief Building Official, or a representative appointed by the City Manager in regard to such order; and
(c) Direct action, short of acquisition by the City to eliminate the blight, including but not limited to clearing the premises of the debris, demolition of blighted structures, or barricading such structure has proved to be unsuccessful:
(1) To eliminate the blight; or
(2) To prevent its recurrence; or
(d) In the opinion of the City Manager, based upon conditions existing on the premises and in the neighborhood, such direct action would be likely to prove inadequate to eliminate blight or prevent its recurrence.
(Ord. 90-13. Passed 2-8-90.)