(A) Standards. Any dwelling or dwelling unit which shall be found to have any of the following defects shall be condemned as unfit for human habitation and shall be so designated and placarded by the Building Inspector and/or Health Officer.
(1) One which is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated unsanitary, unsafe or vermin-infested that it creates a serious hazard to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public.
(2) One which lacks illumination, ventilation, or sanitation facilities adequate to protect the health or safety of the occupants or of the public.
(3) One which, because of its general condition or location, is unsanitary, or otherwise dangerous to the health or safety of the occupants or the public.
(B) Vacation of premises. Any dwelling or dwelling unit condemned as unfit for human habitation, and so designated and placarded by the Building Inspector and/or Health Officer, shall be vacated within a reasonable time as ordered by the Building Inspector and/or Health Officer.
(C) Reuse of premises. No dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned and placarded as unfit for human habitation shall not again be used for human habitation until written approval is secured from, and such placard is removed by the Building Inspector and/or Health Officer. The Health Officer shall remove such placard whenever the defect or defects upon which the condemnation and placarding action were based have been eliminated.
(D) Removal prohibited. No person shall deface or remove the placard from any dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned as unfit for human habitation and placarded as such, except as provided in division (C) above.
(E) Hearing. Any person affected by any notice or order relating to the condemning and placarding of a dwelling or dwelling unit as unfit for human habitation, may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Council, under the procedure set forth in § 150.03 within five days of posting of notice.