(A) Declaration. Any dwelling or dwelling unit, which is damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe, infested, or which lacks provision for illumination, ventilation, or sanitary facilities to the extent that the defects create a hazard to the health, safety, or general welfare of the occupants or to the public, may be declared unfit for human habitation. Whenever any dwelling or dwelling unit has been declared unfit for human habitation, the City Council shall order same vacated within a reasonable time and shall post a placard on same indicating that it is unfit for human habitation and any operating license previously issued for the dwelling or dwelling units shall be revoked.
(B) Vacated dwelling. It shall be unlawful for a vacant dwelling or dwelling unit, which has been declared unfit for human habitation as provided above, to be used for human habitation until the defective conditions have been corrected and written approval has been issued by the city. It shall be unlawful for any person to deface or remove the declaration placard from any such dwelling or dwelling unit.
(C) Secure unfit and vacated dwellings. The owner of any dwelling or dwelling unit which has been declared unfit for human habitation, or which is otherwise vacant for a period of 60 days or more, shall make same safe and secure so that it is not hazardous to the health, safety, or general welfare of the public and a public nuisance within the meaning of this subchapter.
(D) Hazardous building declaration.
(1) In the event that a dwelling or dwelling unit has been declared unfit for human habitation and the owner has not remedied the defects within a prescribed reasonable time, then it may be declared a hazardous building and treated consistent with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes.
(2) The City Clerk-Treasurer shall keep an itemized account of the expense incurred by this jurisdiction in the repair or demolition of any building done pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter. Upon the completion of the work of repair or demolition, the City Clerk-Treasurer shall prepare the itemized and total cost of the work, a description of the real property upon which the building or structure was located, and the names and addresses of the persons entitled to notice.
(3) The City Clerk-Treasurer shall present it to the City Council of the City of Madison Lake for consideration. The City Council shall fix a time, date, and place for hearing the report, and any protests or objections.
(Ord. 148, passed 9-11-1989)