(A) The Public Works Department shall give written notification to the owner of a building or structure that it has been determined to be vacant or dangerous. Upon receipt of such written notification, the owner shall have ten days to respond to the Public Works Department regarding the notification that the building or structure is in violation of this subchapter and show good cause why the building or structure is not dangerous or vacant and that the city should not commence legal action to remove the nuisance. If the owner fails to respond or if the owner does respond and the Public Works Department determines the owner’s response to the condition is inadequate, the owner must remove or discontinue the violation within the next 30 calendar days or provide within that 30-calendar-day period construction plans prepared by licensed professionals, including a construction schedule that shall not exceed 180 calendar days from the date of the notification for abating the violation.
(B) If the owner fails to correct or remove the violation or fails to provide acceptable construction plans and a construction schedule prepared by licensed professionals within the 30-calendar-day period for responding to the notice of violation, or fails to appear or show good-faith effort in abating the violation, the city may commence a civil action to abate and remove the nuisance and shall be entitled to recover its entire costs incurred in doing so.
(Prior Code, § L-3-104) (Ord. 936, passed - -; Ord. 968, passed - -; Ord. 1007, passed - -) Penalty, see § 150.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-19-3 and 9-29-1