(A) General. The property maintenance code official shall order the owner of any premises upon which is located any structure that in the property maintenance code official’s judgment is so old or dilapidated or has become so out of repair as to be dangerous, unsafe, unsanitary, or otherwise unfit for human habitation or occupancy, and such that it is unreasonable to repair the structure, to demolish and remove such structure; or if such structure is capable of being made safe by repairs, to repair and make safe and sanitary, or to board up and hold for future repair or to demolish and remove at the owner’s option; or where there has been a cessation of normal construction of any structure for a period of more than two years, the property maintenance code official shall order the owner to demolish and remove such structure, or board up until future repair. Boarding the building up for future repair shall not extend beyond one year, unless approved by the building official.
(C) Failure to comply. If the owner of a premises fails to comply with a demolition order within the time prescribed, the property maintenance code official shall cause the structure to be demolished and removed, either through any available public agency or by contract or arrangement with private persons, and the cost of such demolition and removal shall be charged against the real estate upon which restructure is located and shall be a lien upon such real estate.
(D) Salvage materials. When any structure has been ordered demolished and removed, the Board of Supervisors or other designated officer under said contract or arrangement aforesaid shall have the right to sell the salvage and valuable materials at the highest price obtainable. The net proceeds of such sale, after deducting the expenses of such demolition and removal, shall be promptly remitted with a report of such sale or transaction, including the items of expense and the amounts deducted, for the person who is entitled thereto, subject to any order of a court. If such a surplus does not remain to be turned over, the report shall so state.
(Ord. 2010-3, passed 8-31-2010)