(A) Authority.
(1) Whenever the ordinance enforcement administrator determines that an imminent life safety hazard exists that requires immediate correction or elimination, the administrator may exercise the following powers without prior notice to the responsible person:
(a) Order the immediate vacation of any tenants, and prohibit occupancy until all repairs are completed;
(b) Post the premises as unsafe, substandard or dangerous;
(c) Board, fence or secure the building or site;
(d) Raze and grade that portion of the building or site to prevent further collapse, and remove any hazard to the general public;
(e) Make any minimal emergency repairs as necessary to eliminate any imminent life safety hazard; or
(f) Take any other action appropriate to eliminate the emergency.
(2) The ordinance enforcement administrator has the authority, based on cause, to enter the property without a search warrant or court order to accomplish the above listed acts to abate the safety hazard.
(3) The responsible person shall be liable for all costs associated with the abatement of the life safety hazard. Costs may be recovered pursuant to this chapter.
(B) Procedures.
(1) The enforcement official shall pursue only the minimum level of correction or abatement as necessary to eliminate the immediacy of the hazard. Costs incurred by the city during the emergency abatement process shall be assessed and recovered against the responsible person through the procedures outlined in §§ 11.45 through 11.51.
(2) The enforcement official may also pursue any other administrative or judicial remedy to abate any remaining violations.
(C) Notice of emergency abatement. After an emergency abatement, the city shall notify the owner or responsible person of the abatement action taken. This notice shall be served within ten days of completion of the abatement.
(Prior Code, § 1-4A-2-2)