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Any person whose permit to operate a hotel or rooming house has been suspended as set forth in § 96.089, or who has received notice from either the Health Inspector or Fire Inspector that his or her permit is to be suspended unless existing conditions or practices in his or her hotel or rooming house are corrected, may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Board of Public Works and Safety under the procedure provided by § 96.087.
(Prior Code, § 96.60) (Ord. 3337, passed 8-7-1961) Penalty, see § 10.99
UNFIT DWELLINGS
(A) The designation of dwellings or dwelling units as unfit for human habitation and the procedure for the condemnation of these dwellings or dwelling units shall be carried out in compliance with the requirements of this subchapter, and those procedures set forth by state law applicable to the condemnation of unsafe buildings.
(B) Any dwelling or dwelling unit which shall be found to have any of the following defects shall be condemned as unfit for human habitation and shall be so designated and placarded by the Health Officer, Fire Inspector, Building Commissioner or Code Enforcement Inspector.
(1) One which is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe or vermin-infested that it creates a serious hazard to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public.
(2) One which lacks illumination, ventilation or sanitation facilities adequate to protect the health or safety of the occupants or of the public.
(3) One which because of its general condition or location is unsanitary, or otherwise dangerous, to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public.
(Prior Code, § 96.65) (Ord. 3337, passed 8-7-1961; Am. Ord. 8435, passed 7-22-2002) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
State Unsafe Building Law, see I.C. 36-7-9-1 et seq.
(A) (1) Any dwelling or dwelling unit condemned as unfit for human habitation, and so designated and placarded by the Fire or Code Enforcement Inspector, shall be vacated within a reasonable length of time, of not less than 10 days, as ordered by the Inspector. After expiration of the vacating period, the space shall be boarded up and secured at the property owners expense.
(2) The Police Department shall take appropriate measures to secure the site from re-entry or trespass.
(Am. Ord. 8611, passed 10-26-2004)
(B) (1) No dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned and placarded as unfit for human habitation shall again be used for human habitation until written approval is secured from the Board of Public Works and Safety, and the placard is removed by the officer placarding the dwelling or dwelling unit.
(2) The officer shall remove the placard whenever the defect on which the condemnation and placarding action were based has been eliminated.
(Prior Code, § 96.66) (Ord. 3337, passed 8-7-1961; Am. Ord. 8435, passed 7-22-2002) Penalty, see § 10.99
No person shall deface or remove the placard from any dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned as unfit for human habitation and placarded as such, except as provided in § 96.106(B).
(Prior Code, § 96.67) (Ord. 3337, passed 8-7-1961) Penalty, see § 10.99
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