(A) In conducting a hearing, should the City Council find that building structure or portion thereof is unsafe, the City Council shall require the owner, lienholder or mortgagee of the building to within 30 days:
(1) Secure the building from unauthorized entry; or
(2) Repair, remove or demolish the building, unless the owner or lienholder establishes at the hearing that the work cannot reasonably be performed within 30 days.
(B) If the City Council allows the owner, lienholder or mortgagee more than 30 days to repair, remove or demolish the building, the Council shall establish specific time schedules for the commencement and performance of the work and shall require the owner, lienholder or mortgagee to secure the property in a reasonable manner from unauthorized entry while the work is being performed, as determined by the Building Official.
(C) The City Council may not allow the owner, lienholder or mortgagee more than 90 days to repair, remove or demolish the building or fully perform all work required to comply with the order unless the owner, lienholder or mortgagee:
(1) Submits a detailed plan and time schedule for the work at the hearing; and
(2) Establishes at the hearing that the work cannot reasonably be completed within 90 days because of the scope and complexity of the work.
(D) If the Council allows the owner, lienholder or mortgagee more than 90 days to complete any part of the work required to repair, remove or demolish the building, the Council shall require the owner, lienholder or mortgagee to regularly submit progress reports to the Council to demonstrate that the owner, lienholder or mortgagee has complied with the time schedules established for commencement and performance of the work. The order may require that the owner, lienholder or mortgagee appear before the Building Official to demonstrate compliance with the time schedules.
(E) In a public hearing to determine whether a building complies with the standards set out in this subchapter, the owner, lienholder or mortgagee has the burden of proof to demonstrate the scope of any work that may be required to comply with this chapter and the time it will take to reasonably perform the work.
(Ord. 1998-2, passed 4-7-98)