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(a) Pursuant to the provisions of MCLA § 117.3(k), the International Property Maintenance Code and any future editions and amendments as published by the International Code Council, Inc. and enforced by the City of Flint, is hereby adopted by reference.
(b) As used in this chapter,
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE shall mean whichever code is in effect pursuant to division (a).
(c) The following sections of the Property Maintenance Code leave the jurisdictions to insert jurisdiction specific information. These sections are hereby revised to insert the following information:
Section 302.4. Insert: 8 inches
Section 302.14. Insert: June 1 through October 15
Section 602.3. Insert: October 1 through March 31
Section 602.4. Insert: October 1 through March 31
(d) The Property Maintenance Code provides that each jurisdiction shall set the amount of its own fees, fines, bonds, and other costs. Such amounts shall be set forth in the City of Flint Master Fee Schedule.
(Ord. 2402, passed 8-20-1973; Ord. 2588, passed 2-28-1977; Ord. 2750, passed 11-19-1979; Ord. 2791, passed 4-13-1981; Ord. 2957, passed 6-24-1985; Ord. 3214, passed 7-13-1992; Ord. 3271, passed 4-17-1994; Ord. 3330, passed 5-13-1996; Ord. 3352, passed 8-11-1997; Ord. 3356, passed 11-30-1997; Ord. 3446, passed 12-13-1999; Ord. 3488, passed 2-25-2002; Ord. 3504, passed 11-11-2002; Ord. 3531, passed 5-5-2004; Ord. 3708, passed 5-12-2008; Ord. 3821, passed 3-1-2012)
As used in this section,
DANGEROUS BUILDING means a building or structure or portion thereof, which has one or more of the following defects or is in one or more of the following conditions:
(a) A door, aisle, passageway, stairway, or other means of egress does not conform to the approved Fire Code of the City of Flint, the Property Maintenance Code, the Michigan Rehabilitation Code, or the Michigan Residential Code, or Michigan Building Code of the City of Flint.
(b) A portion of the building or structure is damaged by fire, wind, flood, or other cause in a manner that the structural strength or stability of the building or structure is appreciably less than it was before the catastrophe and does not meet the minimum requirements of this article or the Property Maintenance Code as adopted by the City of Flint.
(c) A portion, member or appurtenance of the building or structure is likely to fall, become detached or dislodged, or to collapse and injure persons or damage property.
(d) A portion of the building or structure has settled to such an extent that walls or other structural portions of the building or structure have materially less resistance to winds than is required in the case of new construction by this article or the Property Maintenance Code, the Michigan Rehabilitation Code, the Michigan Residential Code, or Michigan Building Code of the City of Flint.
(e) The building, structure, or any part of the building or structure, because of dilapidation, deterioration, decay, faulty construction, or the removal or movement of some portion of the ground necessary for the purpose of supporting the building, structure, or portion of the building or structure, or for other reason, is likely to partially or completely collapse, or some portion of the foundation or underpinning of the building or structure is likely to fall or give way.
(f) The building, structure, or portion of the building or structure is manifestly unsafe for the purpose for which it is used.
(g) The building or structure is damaged by fire, wind or flood or is dilapidated or deteriorated and may become an attractive nuisance to children who might play in the building or structure to their danger, may become a harbor for vagrants or criminals, or may enable persons to resort to the building or structure to commit a nuisance or unlawful act.
(h) A building or structure used or intended to be used for dwelling or commercial purposes, because of dilapidation, decay, damage, faulty construction or arrangement, or otherwise, is unsanitary or unfit for human habitation, is in a condition that is likely to cause sickness or disease when so determined by the County Health Officer, or Building Inspector, or is likely to work injury to the health, safety or general welfare of people living in the building or structure.
(Ord. 3110, passed 8-14-1989; Ord. 3504, passed 11-11-2002; Ord. 3555, passed 6-9-2004; Ord. 3708, passed 5-12-2008)
(a) If a building or structure is found to be a dangerous building as defined in this article, the Building and Safety Inspection Division shall issue a notice that the building or structure is a dangerous building.
(b) The notice shall be served either by certified mail or personal service on the owner, agent or lessee that is registered with the Building and Safety Inspections Division. If an owner, agent or lessee is not registered, the notice shall be served on each owner of or party in interest in the building or structure in whose name the property appears on the last local tax assessment records.
(c) (1) The notice shall state what sections of the City Code have been violated, how long the party has to bring the property up to code standards and that the party has a right to appeal the findings of the Neighborhood Enforcement Officer to the Building Code Board of Appeals.
(2) The notice shall contain a Building Code Board of Appeals form. The party receiving the notice shall be informed that he or she has ten days from receipt of the notice to file an appeal and pay appropriate fees.
(3) An appeal filed by mail must be post- marked, or if delivered by person received, no later than ten days after notice of the Building Code violations have been served.
(4) If the party receiving notice does not file an appeal within the time allotted in subsection (3) above, the appeal is deemed waived.
(d) The cost of the boarding, making the building safe or maintaining the exterior of the building or structure or grounds adjoining the building or structure, shall be a lien against the real property and shall be reported to the City Assessor, who shall assess the cost against the property on which the building or structure is located.
(e) The owner or party in interest in whose name the property appears upon the last local tax assessment records shall be notified by the Assessor of the amount of the cost of the boarding, making the building safe, or maintaining the exterior of the building or structure or grounds adjoining the building or structure by certified mail at the address shown on the records. If the owner or party in interest fails to pay the cost within 30 days after mailing by the Assessor of the notice of the amount of the cost, the Assessor shall add the cost to the next tax roll of the City, and the cost shall be collected in the same manner in all respects as provided under General Property Tax Act, being Act 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, being MCLA §§ 211.1 through 211.57, and MSA §§ 7.1 through 7.101, for the collection of taxes by the City of Flint.
(f) In addition to the remedies under subsections (d) and (e) above, the City of Flint may bring an action against the owner of the building or structure for the full cost of the boarding, making the building safe, or maintaining the exterior of the building or structure or grounds adjoining the building or structure. A judgment in an action pursuant to this subsection (f) may be enforced against the assets of the owner other than the building or structure.
(Ord. 3110, passed 8-14-1989; Ord. 3708, passed 5-12-2008)
Pursuant to the provisions of MCLA § 117.3(k), the 2003 International Property Maintenance Code and any future additions and amendments as published by the International Code Council, Inc. and enforced by the City of Flint, together with City of Flint Administrative Amendments to the Property Maintenance Code, and the Comprehensive Rental Inspection Code, as are adopted by the City Council from time to time and filed in the office of the City Clerk, are hereby adopted by reference.
(Ord. 3707, passed 5-12-2008)
§§ 24-5 – 24-97 RESERVED.
ARTICLE II. OPEN OCCUPANCY
It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or sublessee of real property, or any agent or representative thereof, to refuse to sell, exchange, rent or lease any housing accommodation or living quarters of any sort within the City, because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, height, weight, condition of pregnancy, marital status, physical or mental limitation, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or actual or perceived HIV status.
(Ord. 2008, passed 10-30-1967)
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