The Building Inspector shall:
(a) Inspect or cause to be inspected semi-annually, all public buildings, schools, halls, churches, theaters, hotels, tenements, commercial, manufacturing or lot buildings for the purpose of determining whether any conditions exist which render such places dangerous buildings and/or public nuisances within the terms of Section 1523.02 or 1523.04.
(b) Inspect any building, wall or structure about which complaints are filed by any person to the effect that a building, wall or structure is or may be existing in violation of this chapter.
(c) Inspect any building, wall or structure reported (as herein provided for) by the Fire or Police Departments of this City as probably existing in violation of the terms of this chapter.
(d) Notify the owner, occupant, lessee, mortgagee, agent and all other persons having an interest in such building pursuant to Section 1523.09
, as shown by the land records of the Recorder of Deeds of Lorain County, of any building found by him to be a dangerous building within the standards set forth in Section 1523.02
or 1523.04
that:
(1) The owner must vacate, barricade, repair or demolish such building and/or public nuisance in accordance with the terms of the notice and this chapter.
(2) The occupant or lessee must vacate such building or may have it repaired in accordance with the notice and remain in possession.
(3) The mortgagee, agent or other person having an interest in such building as shown by the land records of the Recorder of Deeds of Lorain County may at his own risk repair, vacate or demolish such building or have such work or act done.
Any person notified under this subsection (d) to repair, barricade, vacate or demolish any building shall be given thirty (30) days from the date of notification provided pursuant to Section 1523.09, to do or have done, the work or act required by the notice provided for herein.
(e) Set forth in the notice provided for in subsection (d) hereof a description of the building or structure deemed unsafe, a statement of the particulars which make the building or structure a dangerous building, and an order requiring the same to be put in such condition as to comply with the terms of this chapter within thirty (30) days from the date of notice and pursuant to Section 1523.09.
(f) Place a notice on all dangerous buildings reading as follows:
"This building has been found to be a dangerous building by the Building Inspector. This notice is to remain on this building until it is repaired, barricaded, vacated or demolished in accordance with the notice which has been given the owner, occupant, lessee, mortgagee or agent of this building, and all other persons having an interest in such building as shown by the land records of the Recorder of Deeds of Lorain County. It is unlawful to remove this notice until such notice is complied with."
(g) In the case where the Building Inspector provides notice to barricade the building, the owner must provide and place on such building, at his expense, barricades on all doors, windows and openings on such building so that there exists no ingress into the building by any member of the public. The owner shall further post in conspicuous places that such building is closed and shall post "No Trespassing" signs.
(Ord. 83-18. Passed 6-18-18.)