(a) If the Building Commissioner or Safety Director finds that any building or structure within the Village, by reason of deterioration of materials, lack of repair or maintenance, is or will become, a hazard to the health, safety or welfare of its occupants or the public, or is a blighted or deteriorated factor in the neighborhood, or will impair or adversely affect the value of neighboring property, he or she are hereby granted the authority to declare such building or structure to be a nuisance without further legislative action by Council. Council shall be notified of such finding and declaration and shall have 15 days, or until Council holds its next regular meeting, whichever is later, to approve, modify or negate such finding and declaration. If Council takes no action within such time the finding shall be deemed approved by Council. The Building Commissioner or Safety Director shall, in accordance with Council's action, determine what reasonable repairs or maintenance measures are necessary to repair such nuisance or may require demolition thereof if the requisite repairs or maintenance is impractical or unreasonable under the circumstances.
Upon such finding and declaring, the Building Commissioner or Safety Director may proceed in the manner provided in this chapter for the abatement of nuisances, and the Building Commissioner or Safety Director may order the owner of such building or structure to take such action within a reasonable time. No owner shall fail to comply with such order.
(Ord. 2012-98. Passed 10-10-12.)