(a) Procedure and Policy. All buildings or structures which are unsafe, unsanitary, or not provided with adequate egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life, or which in relation to existing use constitute a hazard to safety or health by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence or abandonment, are severally in contemplation of this chapter, unsafe buildings. All such unsafe buildings are hereby declared illegal and shall be abated by repair and rehabilitation or by demolition in accordance with Section 1307.06.
(b) Emergency Cases. The decision of the Building Inspection Superintendent shall be final in cases of emergency which, in his opinion, involve imminent danger to human life or health. The Building Inspection Superintendent may order the vacation of adjacent structures and may require the protection of the public by appropriate fence or such other means as may be necessary and, for this purpose, may close a public or private right-of-way. All means of ingress shall be boarded and secured against unwarranted entry by the public within fifteen days or the Board of Building Appeals may take action to insure the same. All costs incurred therein by the City will become a lien on real estate.
(Ord. 122-1979. Passed 9-4-79.)