In case the owner of record, or the purchaser under a land contract if that be the case, shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the notice to repair, rehabilitate or demolish and remove such building or structure or portion thereof, and where such person, either the owner of record or the purchaser under a land contract fails to file an appeal as provided herein, or having filed an appeal, the order is affirmed by the Board of Zoning Appeals the owner of record, or the purchaser under a land contract shall be subject to the penal provisions of the Building Code and the Director of Building and Zoning shall proceed to have the building or structure or portion thereof demolished and removed from the premises, leaving the premises in a clean, safe and sanitary condition and the cost of such work shall be paid by the City. If the City is not immediately reimbursed for such costs, the amount thereof shall be certified to the County Treasurer and levied as a special asssessment against such property on which the building or structure is located and shall be collected in the manner provided for special assessments.
(Ord. 41-79. Passed 11-5-79; Ord. 92-33. Passed 12-7-92.)