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The notice provided under Section 1341.02 shall be given by personal service or certified U.S. mail to the owners of record or holders of legal or equitable liens on the premises. In the event that a current address of an owner or lien holder cannot be determined, notice shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the Village once a week for two consecutive weeks. No action to demolish any structure or building shall be commenced sooner than thirty (30) days after the service of notice described in this section or thirty (30) days of the last date of publication of the notice.
(Ord. 3012. Passed 5-14-12.)
Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the notice or last date of publication, the owner or any lien holder of record may enter an agreement with the Village to repair or demolish the structure or building provided that all agreements to repair or demolish shall be fully performed within sixty (60) days or the agreement shall be void and the Village may proceed as described in Section 1341.06.
(Ord. 3012. Passed 5-14-12.)
The owner or lien holder may also appeal to the Village Board of Zoning Appeals by delivering a written notice of appeal to the Village within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the notice or last day of publication. The appeal shall be heard at a meeting not less than seven (7) nor more than twenty-one (21) days after the notice of appeal is received and shall be limited to a determination of whether the structure or building in question is unsafe, insecure, or structurally defective or whether a proposed agreement to repair the structure or building rejected by the Village Administrator should be approved. The Board of Zoning Appeals shall by motion affirm, modify or reverse the decision of the Village Administrator at the end of the hearing or at a subsequent meeting held within seven (7) days. The filing of an appeal under this Section shall constitute a stay of the demolition process until the decision on the. appeal is rendered.
(Ord. 3012. Passed 5-14-12.)
Upon the expiration of the time limit provided in Section 1341.03, the failure of the owner or lien holder to fully perform an agreement entered into under Section 1341.04, or the affirming of the determination to demolish the structure or building as provided in Section 1341.05, the Village Administrator shall arrange for the demolition of the structure or building by Village employees or by hiring a demolition contractor to do so. The total costs of demolition as defined in Section 1341.01 shall be paid from the Village General Fund and shall constitute a lien upon the property which shall be certified to the Crawford County Auditor who shall place said costs upon the tax duplicate for collection as other taxes. The Village may also institute a civil action against the owner to collect the total costs of demolition.
(Ord. 3012. Passed 5-14-12.)
The Village Administrator shall immediately, upon determining a structure or building unsafe, insecure, or structurally defective, cause a notice to be posted at each entrance to such building or upon such structure reading as follows: "DO NOT ENTER - UNSAFE TO OCCUPY. By order of the Village of Crestline." Such notice shall remain posted until the repairs, alterations, demolition or removal of such building or structure have been completed. Such notice shall not be removed except by permission of the Village Administrator. No person shall enter the structure or building thereafter except for the purpose of making the required repairs or in the process of demolishing or removing the building or structure.
(Ord. 3012. Passed 5-14-12.)
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