(A) Enforcement. The building official and/or his or her authorized representative shall serve as ordinance officers for purposes of enforcement of this section and shall be authorized to issue notices, orders, violations and court appearance tickets relative to violations of this section.
(1) If any owner of dwellings containing units which will be offered for rent or hire fails to comply with the registration requirements specified herein, a final notice and order to comply shall be issued.
(2) If any owner of dwellings containing units which will be offered for rent or hire fails to comply with the inspection requirements specified herein after being properly notified, a final notice and order to comply shall be issued. If the order is not complied with, each dwelling unit contained therein shall be posted with a notice requiring that the occupant of the unit provide entry for inspection purposes at a specified date and time, and an administrative fee established by the City Commission per unit shall be added to the prescribed inspection fees and assessed as a lien against the real property containing such units.
(3) If any owner of dwellings containing units which will be offered for rent or hire fails to correct the violations identified in the inspection report, as required by this section, a final notice and order to comply shall be issued. An administrative fee established by the City Commission per noncomplying unit shall be charged to the owner of the substandard rental property and court action to force compliance will be initiated.
(B) Conflict of laws. In any case where a provision of this section is found to be in conflict with any provision of any state statute or any zoning, building, fire, safety or health ordinance or code of the city, the provision which established the higher standard for the promotion and protection of the health, safety and welfare of the public shall prevail. Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to impair the rights of the city under any ordinance or code relating to condemnation of structures or under any related code or ordinance regarding the maintenance, condition or safety of structures.
(C) Appeals.
(1) Any person affected by any notice which has been issued in connection with the enforcement of this section may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Hearing Board on Dangerous Buildings provided that such person files, in the office of the building department, a written petition requesting such hearing and containing a statement of the grounds of the appeal within 20 days after the day the notice was served.
(2) The Hearing Board on Dangerous Buildings shall serve as the code appeals board, with all the powers and duties afforded to it under chapter 158 of these codified ordinances.
(Prior Code, § 13-75) (Ord. 68, passed 6-21-1973; Am. Ord. 2018-008, passed 10-4-2018)