(A) It shall be the duty of the Fire Chief, along with the City Council, and the other Fire Department members, to promote a yearly program to eliminate any fire hazards within the city, and the Fire Chief himself or herself may notify the owner or occupant of any building which he or she deems unsafe and a fire hazard of such condition, and order him or her to repair the same or remove it from the city within one week from the time of receiving the notice.
(B) If the owner or occupant shall refuse to comply with said notice, then the Fire Chief shall report the same to the City Council, and if the said order be approved by the City Council, he or she shall proceed to carry out the same to be done, and the expense thereof shall be paid by the person or persons so failing to comply.
(Prior Code, § 6-1-12)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL Chapter 9-33