1905.19 EFFECTIVE BOARDING.

      (a)    Pending the correction of violations of the Housing or Non-residential Property Maintenance Codes to the minimum standards provided therein, as well as the standards specified in the Ohio Revised Code and the Ohio Administrative Code, the owner or operator of a building, structure, dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, or property shall secure the same through effective boarding.

             (1)    The Executive Director of External Services and/or his or her designee shall review the condition of the building, structure, dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, or property, and set forth special requirements, if any, necessary for compliance with the minimum standards for effective boarding.

            (2)    If a building, structure, dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, or property cannot be effectively boarded due to its condition, its rehabilitation shall be undertaken immediately or it shall be demolished by the owner or operator as provided in Chapter 1967.

            (3)    The owner or operator shall effectively board the building, structure, dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, or property and post a sign on the front of the building containing the owner's or operator's name and phone number to be contacted in case of emergency using at least two-inch (2") lettering within two (2) days from the receipt of the notice of violation, or within such other time limit that the Executive Director of External Services and/or his or her designee shall permit.

   (b)   Materials. The effective boarding of a building, structure, dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, or property shall include, but not be limited to doors, windows, or other areas of the structure open to ingress and egress and to weather elements at any and all levels of the structure. Such opening(s) shall be secured by plywood not less than one-half (.5) inch thick, wire mesh or other material of equal strength, cut and fit into the openings. Openings in excess of forty-eight (48) inches wide shall be framed with two-inch (2") by four-inch (4") lumber, plywood, wire mesh, or equivalent material fastened twenty-four (24) inches on center onto the frame. The plywood or equivalent material shall be fastened into the openings by screw type nails, lag screws, or equivalent fasteners.

   (c)    Monitoring and Maintenance. Upon effectively boarding a building, structure, dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, or property, the owner or operator shall monitor and maintain the building or structure and its surrounding property in a safe, sanitary, and secure condition.

            (1)    Any portion of the building, structure, dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, or property which is deemed to be potentially hazardous, due to deteriorated conditions, or to be structurally unsound shall be removed or treated in such manner so as to eliminate the hazard.

            (2)    Failure of the owner or operator to properly maintain the building, structure, dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, or property in the above condition will result in the structure being deemed a public nuisance.

         (Ord. 2022-4-26. Passed 4-13-22; Ord. 2022-12-112. Passed 12-7-22.)