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(A) In addition to the inspections required with the registration process, the Building Inspector may enter rental dwelling units under any of the following circumstances:
(1) Upon receipt of a written complaint from an owner, owner's representative, or occupant that the structure and/or premises are in violation of this article;
(2) Upon receipt of a report or referral from the Police Department, Fire Department, public or private school, or another public agency, of failure to comply with this article;
(3) Upon evidence of an existing ordinance violation observed by the Building Inspector; or
(4) At the request of the owner to determine compliance with the International Property Maintenance Code.
(B) The Building Inspector may make an appointment with the owner or owner's representative of the rental dwelling unit regarding a complaint pursuant to the inspection process in § 14-60 unless an emergency requiring 24 hours' notice or less exists.
(C) The Building Inspector shall issue a written report noting any violations of this article or any other provision of the city's ordinances and shall provide a copy of the report to the owner or owner's representative. The Building Inspector shall direct the owner or owner's representative to correct violations within the time set forth in the report. A reasonable time for correcting violations shall be determined by the Building Inspector in light of the nature of the violations and all relevant circumstances, which shall not exceed 60 days, unless correction of the violation within a 60-day period is impossible due to seasonal considerations. Upon request of the person responsible for correcting violations, the Building Inspector may extend the time for correcting violations, but not to exceed an additional 30 days.
(D) Whenever the Building Inspector finds that the operator of any rental unit has failed to comply with a notice of violation or compliance order issued pursuant to this Code, the certificate of compliance may be revoked.
(E) Upon revocation of a certificate of compliance and/or a determination that a rental unit is unfit for human habitation, the owner or operator of the unit shall immediately vacate the unit; and no person shall thereafter occupy the unit for sleeping or living purposes until the unit is in compliance with this article.
(Ord. 2021-09, passed 8-16-2021)
(A) Fees for registration, inspection and reinspection of rental units, and penalties shall be established by resolution of the Council. The fee schedule shall be available to the public from the City Clerk. Such fees may be changed by resolution of Council.
(B) Reinspection fees for violations shall be assessed after the original inspection and one reinspection. There will be no exceptions or extensions for immediate health, safety and life-threatening violations. The following is a list of reasons that a reinspection fee may be charged: failure to appear for inspection; failure to comply with violation notices; and failure to permit inspection.
(Ord. 2021-09, passed 8-16-2021)
(A) (1) Any owner or owner's representative of a rental dwelling unit who violates any section of this article shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction as provided for in this Code with the fines as stated in division (A)(2) below.
(2) The fines for municipal civil infractions for violating this article shall be: $200 for the first offense and $400 for the second and any subsequent offenses. Each day that a violation continues shall be a separate offense.
(B) The Building Inspector, Building Official, Code Enforcement Officer and any other person designated by the City Manager are authorized to issue municipal civil infraction citations for violations of this article.
(C) In addition to any penalties imposed by law, upon a finding of responsibility by the Court for a violation of this article the city shall be entitled to immediately revoke any existing certificate of compliance and shall entitle the city to seek a court order compelling the eviction of all persons and property upon the premises until a certificate of compliance is issued by the city.
(D) If the owner or owner's representative does not correct a violation of any provision of this article, the Building Inspector may bring an action to seek the enforcement of this article by any appropriate legal remedy.
(E) Any structure not in compliance with this article is deemed a nuisance.
(Ord. 2021-09, passed 8-16-2021)
§§ 14-69 -- 14-85 RESERVED.
ARTICLE IV. HOUSE NUMBERING
(A) The houses and buildings in the streets of the city shall be numbered by the block system.
(B) The streets to be used as the basis for such numbering shall be North and South Cochran Avenue, East and West Lawrence Avenue, Lansing Street and the Battle Creek State Road. Beginning at the base, the blocks shall be numbered by the decimal system in units of 100, and where a street crosses a baseline they shall be designated as north, east, south, west or combinations thereof for angling streets, and when the blocks in any street are not of equal number on both sides of the street, the blocks shall be divided so that the opposite block numbers shall correspond.
(C) One number shall be assigned for each 30 feet as nearly as may be. The houses or buildings in each block shall be numbered commencing with the number of the block and thereafter by adding to the number of the block the number of the house or building. Even numbers shall be on the right side and odd numbers on the left side from the baseline or point of origin.
(D) In streets which do not intersect with the base, the blocks shall be numbered to correspond with the blocks in the base parallel thereto.
(1993 Code, § 14-86)
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