1305.10 EMERGENCY MEASURES.

   (a)    Vacating Buildings. When, in the opinion of the Building Official, there is actual and immediate danger of failure or collapse of a building or structure or any part thereof which would endanger life, or when any structure or part of a structure has fallen and life is endangered by the occupation of the building, the Building Official is hereby authorized and empowered to order and require the inmates and occupants to vacate the same forthwith. He shall cause to be posted at each entrance to such building a notice reading as follows:

"This Building is Unsafe and Its Use or Occupancy Has Been Prohibited by the Building Official."

No person shall enter such building or structure except for the purpose of making the required repairs or of demolishing the same.

   (b)   Temporary Safeguards. When, in the opinion of the Building Official, there is actual and immediate danger of collapse or failure of a building or structure or any part thereof which would endanger life, he shall cause the necessary work to be done to render such building or structure or part thereof temporarily safe, whether or not the legal procedure herein described has been instituted.

   (c)    Closing Streets. When necessary for the public safety, the Building Official may temporarily close sidewalks, streets, buildings and structures and places adjacent to such unsafe buildings, and prohibit the same from being used.

(Ord. 132-1968. Passed 9-23-68.)