(A) Whenever the Building Inspector, the Community Service Officer or the Board of Health shall be of the opinion that any building or structure in the city is an unsafe building, he, she, or it shall file a written statement to this effect with the City Administrator. The City Administrator shall thereupon cause notice of the determination of the Building Inspector, Community Service Officer, or Board of Health to be placed on the agenda for the next City Council meeting. At such meeting, the City Council shall have the power to determine by resolution or other manner that the building or other structure is unsafe or unfit for human occupancy by reason of a violation of the building code adopted by the city, a copy of the resolution shall be posted on the property and the City Administrator shall file a copy of the resolution or determination in the office of the County Register of Deeds, and shall serve written notice upon the owner thereof, and upon the occupant thereof, if any, by certified mail or by personal service. The notice shall state that the building has been declared to be in an unsafe 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 within 30 days from the date of receipt. The notice may be in the following terms:
To (owner/occupant of premises) of the premise known and described as .
You are hereby notified that (describe building) on the premises above mentioned has been determined to be an unsafe building and a nuisance after inspection by . The causes for this decision are (here insert the facts as to the dangerous condition).
You must remedy this condition or demolish the building within 30 days from the date of receipt of this notice, or the city will proceed to do so. Appeal of this determination may be made to the City Council, acting as the Board of Appeals, by filing with the City Clerk within ten days from the date of receipt of this notice a request for a hearing.
(B) If the person receiving the notice has not complied therewith, or taken an appeal from the determination of the officer or employee finding that a dangerous building exists, within 30 days from the time when this notice is served upon the person by personal service or certified mail, the Building Inspector may, upon orders of the City Council, proceed to remedy the condition or demolish the unsafe building.
(Neb. RS 18-1720, 18-1722, 18-1722.01) (Prior Code, § 9-503) (Ord. 1006, passed - -2021)