(A) Whenever the Fire Chief or the Commissioner of Public Health and Safety shall be of the opinion that any building or structure in the village is a dangerous building, he or she shall file a written statement to this effect, with the Village Clerk; the Clerk shall thereupon cause written notice to be served upon the own owner thereof, and upon the occupants thereof, if any, by registered or certified mail or by personal service; provided that the notice may be posted in a prominent place on the premises if the owner cannot be located in the village, and the mailing address of the owner is unknown. The notice shall state that the building has been declared to be in a dangerous condition, and that the dangerous condition must be removed or remedied by repairing or altering the building or by demolishing it; and that the condition must be remedied at once. The notice may be in the following form:
“To __________ (Owner, occupant) of the premises known and described as __________.
“You are hereby notified that (describe building) on the premises above described has been condemned as a nuisance and a dangerous building after inspection by __________.
“You must remedy this condition or demolish the building at once, or the village will proceed to do so.”
(B) If the person receiving the notice has not complied therewith within 10 days from the time the notice is served upon the person by personal service or by registered or certified mail, or posted on the premises, the Fire Chief or the Commissioner of Public Health and Safety, upon orders of the Commission of the Village of Diamond shall proceed to remedy the condition or demolish the dangerous building, at the expense of the property owner.
(Ord. passed 7-6-1959)