(a) An owner, operator, or other person in control of a vacant building in the central business district shall provide the director with the name, street address, mailing address, and telephone number of a person or persons who can be contacted 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in the event of an emergency condition in or on the premises of the vacant building. An emergency condition includes any fire, natural disaster, collapse hazard, burst pipe, serious police incident, or other condition that requires an immediate response to prevent harm to property or the public.
(b) The owner, operator, or other person in control of the vacant building shall notify the director within five days after any change in the emergency response information.
(c) The owner, operator, or other person in control of a vacant building, or an authorized agent, must arrive at the premises within one hour after a contact person named under this section is notified by the city or emergency response personnel that an emergency condition has occurred on the premises.
(d) A sign containing the emergency contact information required in Subsection (a) of this section must be attached in a conspicuous location on the exterior of each facade of the vacant building that faces a public right-of-way.
(e) The sign required by Subsection (d) must:
(1) comply with the city’s sign regulations;
(2) be 24 inches tall and 18 inches wide and constructed of a rigid weather- resistant material;
(3) contain the words “VACANT BUILDING” in 2-3/8-inch-high and two-inch-wide black letters on a bright yellow background followed by the information required in Subsection (a) in one-inch-high black letters on a bright yellow background;
(4) be in a format approved by the director; and
(5) be readable day and night.
(f) A person commits an offense if he removes or obstructs or allows the removal or obstruction of a sign required to be posted on a vacant building under this section. It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection that the removal or obstruction was caused by:
(1) a city employee in the performance of official duties; or
(2) the owner, operator, or lessee of the vacant building for the purpose of:
(A) repairing or maintaining the sign;
(B) complying with this chapter or a rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter; or
(C) removing the sign when registration of the vacant building is no longer required under this chapter.
(g) A minor variation of a required or minimum height or width of a sign or lettering is not a violation of this section. (Ord. Nos. 27248; 32145)