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1323.03 SERVICE OF CITATION.
   Proper service of this citation shall be by personal service, residence service or by certified mail (return receipt requested), provided, however, that such citation shall be deemed properly served if a citation thereof is sent by certified mail to the County Auditor's tax-mailing address of the owner or owners of record, including any purchaser under a land contract. If none of the parties can be located, or if none of the parties' addresses can be ascertained, then this citation shall be deemed to be properly served if a copy thereof is placed in a conspicuous place on or about the building or structure affected by this citation. If such citation by certified mail, the 30 day period within which the owners are required to comply with the order of the Service Director shall begin as of the date when the return receipt is signed by any of the above-specified parties or by a member of the addressee's family.
(Ord. 29-94. Passed 5-9-94.)
1323.04 NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR RENTAL PROPERTY.
   Whenever the residential property is a rental property, the City, in addition to the citation required to be sent to the property owner, shall post the following notice conspicuously on the property as well as mail a copy to each residential unit at the property. The notice shall include the following:
   (a)    Name and address of the property owner;
   (b)    The violations which are alleged;
   (c)    The date by which the property owner is required to repair the conditions;
   (d)   A warning that failure of the property owner to repair the conditions may result in condemnation proceedings; and
   (e)    Notice to the occupants that they may have the rights under Ohio R.C. 5321.07 to force the property owner to make the required repairs and if they have any questions concerning their rights they should contact a private attorney or, if they are low income, contact legal aid at 1-800-686-3668.
      (Ord. 29-94. Passed 5-9-94.)
1323.05 RIGHTS TO HEARING.
   The owner of record, or the purchaser under a land contract, may, within ten (10) days after completion of service of citation of unsafe building, make a demand in writing to the Service Director for a hearing on the question of whether an unsafe building, as defined in Section 1323.01, exists. The hearing shall be held within ten (10) days following receipt of this written demand, and at least two (2) days notice in writing of the hearing shall be given to the owner of record or the purchaser under a land contract. The hearing shall be conducted by a hearing board composed of the Mayor, the President of Council, and the City Law Director. All members of the hearing board must concur that an unsafe building, as defined in Section 1323.01, exists before enforcement of the abatement as provided in Section 1323.07 is carried out. A copy of the decision of the hearing officers shall be promptly served upon the owner of record or the purchaser under a land contract in the manner provided for in Section 1323.03.
(Ord. 29-94. Passed 5-9-94.)
1323.06 NOTICE OF DEMOLITION PROCEDURE.
   If a property owner, or purchaser under a land contract, has not corrected conditions within the time required in the notice given and the City intends to seek demolition, the City will send a notice to the property owner or purchaser under a recorded land contract and, if it is a rental property, to each residential unit at the property notifying them that the City will seek a demolition order.
   The City will not bar any occupant from the property unless the occupant:
   (1)    Has been provided with notice and an opportunity for a judicial hearing before being barred or
   (2)    If, in an emergency, the severity of the conditions and danger to the health and safety does not permit prior notice and hearing, then a notice and opportunity for judicial hearing immediately after the occupant is barred.
      (Ord. 29-94. Passed 5-9-94.)
1323.07 POSTING OF SIGNS.
   When a notice of demolition is issued, the Service Director shall cause to be posted at each entrance of such unsafe building a notice which states as follows:
   "DO NOT ENTER. UNSAFE TO OCCUPY, OFFICE OF SERVICE DIRECTOR, CITY OF JACKSON, OHIO."
   This notice shall remain posted until the required repairs are made or demolition is completed. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove such notice without permission of the Service Director or for any person to enter the building, except for the purpose of making the required repairs or of demolishing the structure.
(Ord. 29-94. Passed 5-9-94.)
1323.08 PERMITS.
   In all cases of construction, repairs, or demolition pursuant to this chapter, permits governing this work shall be obtained as required by Chapter 1311 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Jackson.
(Ord. 29-94. Passed 5-9-94.)
1323.09 RIGHT TO DEMOLISH.
   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 of demolition procedure such party, either the owner of record or the purchaser under a land contract, shall be subject to the penal provisions of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Jackson, Ohio. The Service Director shall then 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. The cost of this work shall be paid by the City. If the City is not immediately reimbursed for this cost, the amount thereof shall be certified to the County Treasurer and levied as a special assessment against the property on which the building or structure is located and shall be collected in the manner provided for special assessments, all pursuant to Ohio R.C. 715.261.
(Ord. 29-94. Passed 5-9-94.)
1323.10 UNSAFE CONDITIONS; REPORTS.
   Any owner, manager, lessee, or occupant of a building who discovers or who has reason to believe that there exists on the premises a condition which may endanger other property or the life or limb of any person, and that such condition cannot be immediately remedied, shall, within twenty-four (24) hours after such discovery, report the existence of such dangerous condition to the Service Director. If the Service Director cannot be located, such report shall be made to the Mayor.
(Ord. 29-94. Passed 5-9-94.)
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