(A) Whenever the Building Inspector, Fire Chief, or the Health Officer shall be of the opinion that any building or structure in the city is a dangerous building, he or she shall file a written statement to this effect with the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall thereupon cause written notice to be served upon the owner thereof, and upon the occupant thereof, if any, by registered mail, first class mail, or by personal service. The notice shall state that the building has been declared to be in a dangerous condition, and that such dangerous condition must be removed or remedied by repairing or altering the building or by demolishing it; and that the condition must be remedied at once. The notice may be in the following form:
“To (Owner-occupant of premises) of the premises known and described as
.
You are hereby notified that (describe building) on the premises above described has been condemned as a nuisance and a dangerous building after inspection by .
The causes for this decision are (here insert the facts as to the dangerous condition).
You must remedy this condition or demolish the building immediately, or the City will proceed to do so.”
(B) If the person receiving the notice has not complied therewith or taken an appeal from the determination of the officer or employee finding that a dangerous building exists within 15 days from the time when this notice is served upon such person by personal service or by first class or registered mail, the Fire Chief or Building Inspector may, upon orders of the City Council, commence proceedings to remedy the condition or demolish the dangerous building, and to recover all costs thereof, in accordance with ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 11-31-1, which is incorporated herein by reference.
(1977 Code, § 9-2-3) (Am. Ord. 89-9, passed 6-12-1989; Am. Ord. 92-17, passed 6-8-1992)