a. Whenever a Fire Code Official finds a violation or violations of the provision of this Chapter or any or other ordinances or regulations of the City, with respect to fire hazards that render any property especially susceptible to fire loss, and there is present such hazard to human life or limb that the public safety imperatively requires emergency action, the Fire Code Official shall order the defects or hazards to be removed or remedied immediately. If the order is not complied with, the Fire Chief is authorized to close buildings and premises by padlocking such place and placing a notice “Closed to the Public by Order of the Fire Chief” on the entrance doors. Such buildings and premises shall be closed to the public or vacated by its occupants until the violation is corrected.
b. Upon receipt of notice of an emergency order issued above, an owner or agent may seek a temporary restraining order prohibiting its enforcement in the Circuit Court within whose jurisdiction the property is located. The Court may review the emergency order and prohibit its enforcement.
(Ord. BG2021-15, 5/4/2021)