(A) When, in the opinion of the Building Inspector or any municipal official, any building, wall or other structure upon, adjoining or near any street, avenue, alley or public ground within the town becomes dangerous, insecure or liable to collapse from inherent structural weakness or decay or which, from fire damage or other cause, becomes a menace to life or property, the same is declared to be a nuisance.
(1) Any such building shall be reported by the Building Inspector or other municipal official to the Town Board of Trustees, together with the lot and block number, the owner (or his or her agent) and a description of the condition.
(2) Upon receipt of such report, the Town Board of Trustees shall, by resolution, declare such building or structure to be a nuisance and shall serve legal written notice on the owner (or his or her agent) to wreck or remove the same.
(3) The resolution shall fix a time and a place at which the owner or his or her agent may appear and show cause why such building shall not be condemned.
(4) Upon the aforesaid date, the Town Board of Trustees shall hear all objections and evidence in relation thereto and, unless the owner can show good and sufficient reason why the building should not be condemned, the original order of the Town Board shall be executed, by resolution.
(5) The resolution shall fix a reasonable time for the owner to comply with the order. At the expiration of such time, if the owner (or agent) has not complied with the order, the Town Board of Trustees shall cause such building or structure to be torn down.
(6) The materials salvaged in wrecking such building or structure shall be sold at public or private sale and the proceeds therefrom used to defray the town’s expenses in wrecking the building; any unexpended balance shall be returned to the owner. If such proceeds be insufficient therefor, the balance shall be provided, by resolution, from whatever municipal fund available, and the amount thereof shall be levied against the lot or tract of land upon which said building was located (in the manner provided by law for assessment and levy of other special taxes).
(B) Any municipal official shall have the right to stop the construction of any building or structure or the alteration, repair or wrecking of the same if the same is being done in a careless or reckless manner or in violation of the provisions of this code of ordinances.
(`85 Code, § 15-12)