(A) Findings of the City Council. If the City Council, by a majority vote, finds upon evidence presented at the public hearing that the building is in violation of standards set out in § 150.158, the City Council may order that the building be repaired, vacated, removed, demolished, secured or that the occupants be relocated by the owner, mortgagee or lienholder within a reasonable time as provided herein.
(B) Time allowed to complete work.
(1) The order must require the owner, lienholder or mortgagee of the building to do either or both of the following within 30 days:
(a) Secure the building for unauthorized entry; and/or
(b) Repair, remove or demolish the building unless the owner or lienholder establishes at the hearing that the work cannot reasonably be performed within 30 days.
(2) If the City Council allows the owner, lienholder or mortgagee more than 30 days to repair, remove or demolish the building, the City Council shall establish specific time schedules for the commencement and performance of the work and shall require the owner, lienholder or mortgagee to secure the property in a reasonable manner from unauthorized entry while the work is being performed, as determined by the City Council.
(3) The City Council may not allow the owner, lienholder or mortgagee more than 90 days to repair, remove or demolish the building or fully perform all work required to comply with the order unless the owner, lienholder or mortgagee does both of the following:
(a) Submits, at the hearing, a detailed plan and time schedule for the work; and
(b) Establishes, at the hearing, that the work cannot reasonably be completed within 90 days because of the scope and complexity of the work.
(4) If the City Council allows the owner, lienholder or mortgagee more than 90 days to complete any part of the work required to repair, remove or demolish the building, the City Council shall require the owner, lienholder or mortgagee regularly to submit progress reports to the Building Inspector to demonstrate that the owner, lienholder or mortgagee has complied with the time schedules established for commencement and performance of the work. The order may require that the owner, lienholder or mortgagee appear before the City Council or the Building Inspector to demonstrate compliance with the time schedules.
(C) Contents of order. The order of the City Council must contain, at minimum, all of the following:
(1) An identification, which is not required to be a legal description, of the building and the property on which it is located;
(2) A description of the violation of minimum standards present in the building;
(3) A description of the ordered actions, including a statement that the owner may repair, if feasible, or demolish or remove at his or her option;
(4) A statement that the city will vacate, secure, remove or demolish the building or relocate the occupants of the building if the ordered action is not taken within the time allowed, and charge the cost to the property; and
(5) If the City Council has determined that the building will endanger persons or property, or if the building is a dwelling with ten or fewer dwelling units, a statement that the city may repair the building and charge the costs to the property if the ordered action is not taken within the time allowed.
(Ord. 1104-1, passed 11-8-2004)