(A) If the Building Official determines that a dwelling, or any portion thereof, presents an imminent danger to the life or health of the occupants, or is in imminent danger of failure or collapse, or when any dwelling or part of any dwelling has collapsed, failed, or fallen, or any other grounds referenced in Section 109 of the most current adopted International Property Maintenance Code, the Building Official is hereby authorized and empowered to immediately order and require the occupants to vacate the dwelling, or any portion thereof. Upon a finding of imminent danger, the Building Official will cause to be posted at each entrance to such dwelling, a notice reading: “This building is unfit for human habitation; the use or occupation of this building for human habitation is prohibited and unlawful.”
(B) Upon a finding of imminent danger, and after posting the notice required by this section, as well as a notice of intent to terminate utility services, and, if possible, notifying the occupants in person, the Building Official may also contact any utility company serving the premises and direct the utility company to discontinue service to the dwelling, or any portion thereof, until further notice from the city.
(C) Following an emergency order under this section, the Building Official shall undertake to notify the owner and occupants of the dwelling of the emergency order in writing as soon as practical thereafter and shall schedule the hearing required under this subchapter at the earliest convenience of the owner.
(Ord. 35-19, passed 1-14-20)