(A) The designation of dwellings or dwelling units as unfit for human habitation and the procedure for the determination and placarding of the unfit dwellings or dwelling units shall be carried out in compliance with the requirements of this section.
(B) Any dwelling or dwelling unit which fails to meet the requirements of §§ 150.165, 150.166, 150.167 and 150.168, or any of them
to the extent that health, safety and welfare of occupants or adjacent occupants or properties is at risk of health or harm such as the structure is unsafe, unlawful or, because of the degree to which the building is in disrepair or lacks maintenance, is unsanitary, vermin or rat infested, contains filth and contamination, or lacks ventilation, illumination, sanitary or heating facilities or other essential equipment required by this code, or because the location of the structure constitutes a hazard to the occupants of the building or to the public, hereof, may be declared to be unfit for human habitation and may be so designated and placarded by the City Manager or his/her designee.
(C) Any dwelling or dwelling unit determined as unfit for human habitation, and so designated and placarded by the City Manager or his/her designee, shall be vacated within a reasonable period, not to exceed five business days as ordered by the City Manager or his/her designee.
(D) No dwelling or dwelling unit which has been determined and placarded as unfit for human habitation shall again be used for human habitation until written approval is secured from and the placard is removed by the Inspector who shall remove the placard only when the defect or defects upon which the determination and placarding action were based have been eliminated, and after the dwelling or dwelling unit has been inspected and been found to comply in all respects with the requirements of this subchapter.
(E) No person shall deface or remove the placard from any dwelling or dwelling unit which has been determined and placarded as such, except as provided in division (D) above.
(F) An owner may file a written appeal of this designation with the City Clerk’s office. This appeal shall be filed within five business days of placarding of the building. Appeals shall be heard by the city’s administrative hearing officer at the next regularly scheduled administrative court date.
(1990 Code, § 6-265) (Ord. 63-722, passed 7-29-1963; Ord. 72-235, passed 11-20-1972; Ord. 18-3568, passed 6-18-2018) Penalty, see §
150.999
Statutory reference:
Unsafe buildings, see ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, §§ 11-31-1 et seq.