When from an inspection of a building, structure or premises, the Building Department has determined that a building, structure or premises is insecure, unsafe, structurally defective, especially liable to fire or endangers life or other building or property, a notice and order shall issue from the Building Department to the owner or the person in charge and to the occupant of such building, structure or premises which shall be substantially in the following form:
(a) Designation of the party to whom the notice and order is directed and the status of such party in relation to the structure, building or premises.
(b) A clear and accurate description of the building, structure or premises to which the notice and order is applicable, including the number and street address of the same when so identifiable.
(c) A recitation that such premises, building or structure was inspected, the date of the inspection, and the names of the person or persons and the bureau that conducted the inspection.
(d) A recitation that the building, structure or premises has been determined, upon and after inspection thereof, to be insecure, unsafe, structurally defective or especially liable to fire or endangers life or other buildings or property.
(e) A specific itemization of the defects and conditions in the building, structure or premises which required the determination made in subsection (d) hereof.
(f) A reference to the section or sections of the Ohio Revised Code, and, or, to the section or sections of any code or ordinance of the Municipality under the enforcement jurisdiction of the Building Department or Fire Department which is or are being violated by reason of the defects or conditions enumerated in subsection (e) hereof.
(g) An order to the owner, person in charge or occupant that the building, structure or premises described in subsection (b) hereof be repaired, torn down, demolished or removed or that all dangerous conditions be remedied as the determination made in subsection (d) hereof may require. When such order requires repairs or the remedying of dangerous conditions the specific repairs and remedies shall be enumerated.
(h) State the date by which time the owner, occupant or person in charge of the building, structure or premises must comply with the order.
(Ord. 1032. Passed 5-17-76.)
(i) Advise the owner, occupant or person in charge that the order may be appealed under the provisions of Section 110.1 of the 2013 Residential Code of Ohio heretofore adopted by the Municipality and as the same may be hereafter adopted or amended, and, if the inspection, notice and order have been made and issued by the Fire Department; that such owner, occupant or person in charge may also appeal the order pursuant to the provisions of Ohio R.C. 3737.20 et seq.
(Ord. 3205. Passed 4-16-18.)
(j) A recitation that upon failure to comply with the order within the time stated, or with the order as affirmed or modified upon appeal, the initiating Department will cause the order to be executed through the use of Municipal forces, materials and equipment or by contract for labor, materials and equipment or both, all at the expense of such owner, person in charge or occupant and that such costs and expenses may be certified to the County Auditor as a lien or special charge against the real estate and collected as are other taxes.
(Ord. 1032. Passed 5-17-76.)