(A) Required. Every dwelling shall have heating facilities which are properly installed, are maintained in safe and good working condition to comply with the provisions of the Building Code, and which maintain safe and adequate heating of all habitable rooms, bathrooms, and water closet compartments in every dwelling unit located therein to a temperature of at least 70°F (21.1°C) under ordinary minimum winter conditions. Temperature readings shall be taken at a height of three feet above the floor at approximately the center of the room or rooms.
(Prior Code, § 9-1246)
(B) Notice of violation; hearing. Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter, any person affected by a notice of violation of division (A) above shall request a hearing thereon, if such hearing is desired, within 24 hours of the receipt of such notice. If such hearing is not requested within such 24 hours, such notice shall automatically become an order enforceable as provided in this chapter. If requested, such hearing shall be conducted as provided in §§ 152.003, 152.004, and 152.020 through 152.024.
(Prior Code, § 9-1247)
(C) Enforcement. If the owner or mortgagee or other person having an interest in a building fails to comply with the notice provided for in division (B) above, or any reasonable time ordered by the Administrator, then the Administrator shall cause such building or structure to be repaired or vacated as the facts may warrant under the standards provided in division (A) above. The costs of such repair or vacation shall be levied against the lot or tract of land upon which the building or structure is situated as a special assessment in the manner as provided by law. In the event a vacation of the substandard building is ordered or agreed to, the cost thereof levied against the lot or tract of land upon which the building or structure is situated shall not exceed the amount expended in moving the occupants and their personal property to another suitable dwelling located within the city. The special taxes so levied shall become due and payable immediately, and delinquent 50 days thereafter, and shall bear interest at the same rate provided by state law for interest on delinquent special assessments. All such assessments shall be equalized, levied, and collected as otherwise provided by law for the equalization, levying, and collection of special assessments.
(Prior Code, § 9-1248)
(Ord. 560, passed 2-12-1998)