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(Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
(a) Abatement costs shall include the cost to perform the actual work and the City’s cost to administer any abatement.
(b) Once the abatement is complete, the Superintendent of Building shall recover all abatement costs pursuant to the procedure found in Division 89, Article 1, Chapter IX of the LAMC.
(Amended by Ord. No. 185,587, Eff. 7/16/18.)
Any Vacant Structure that was originally secured by the Responsible Person's voluntary actions or pursuant to administrative or judicial order may be declared a permanent public nuisance by the Superintendent if the structure subsequently becomes open and unsecured, thereby requiring additional reinspection and resecuring of the structure by either the Responsible Person or the Superintendent. The Superintendent of Building may seek demolition of this continuous public nuisance by seeking a court order or by following any of the administrative abatement procedures set forth in Division 89, Article 1, Chapter IX of the LAMC.
(Added by Ord. No. 172,782, Eff. 9/30/99.)
(a) The Superintendent shall create and make available a form entitled “Statement of Intent” to be completed by the Responsible Person.
(b) The Responsible Person shall complete the information required on the standard Statement of Intent and submit the Statement to the City within 30 days of the date the Superintendent determines that the structure meets the definition of a Vacant Structure.
(c) The Superintendent shall determine whether a submitted Statement of Intent is complete and may require the Responsible Person to provide more complete information.
(d) When a submitted Statement of Intent does not meet with the Superintendent’s approval, the Responsible Person shall immediately correct and resubmit the Statement of Intent.
(e) The Statement of Intent shall include all of the following information as to:
(1) expected period of vacancy; and
(2) a plan for regular maintenance during the period of vacancy; and
(3) a plan and time line for the lawful occupancy, rehabilitation or demolition of the barricaded structure; and
(4) any additional information required by the Superintendent.
(f) It is unlawful to:
(1) fail to submit a Statement of Intent within the time period specified by Subsection (b) of this section; or
(2) submit a Statement of Intent which does not meet with the approval of the Superintendent or otherwise comply with the requirements of this section.
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