(a) All buildings or structures which are structurally unsafe, unsanitary or not provided with adequate safe egress, which constitute a fire hazard or are otherwise dangerous to human life or which, in relation to existing use, constitute a hazard to safety of health by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, vacancy or abandonment are hereby declared to be a nuisance and unsafe structures. All such unsafe structures are hereby declared to be illegal and shall be abated by repair and rehabilitation or by demolition in accordance with the procedure set forth in this chapter.
(b) If the Building Commissioner finds that a nuisance condition exists as defined in the City's Codified Ordinances, or otherwise by ordinance passed by Council, on any property, the Building Commissioner may issue a notice declaring the existence of such nuisance, and may order the abatement of the nuisance or proceed to abate the nuisance.
(c) In addition to the authority granted in subsection (a) hereof, if a Building Commissioner finds that a property or a structure, by reason of deterioration of materials, lack of repair or maintenance, is a hazard to the health, safety or welfare of its occupants or the public or is a blighting or deteriorating factor in the neighborhood, or impairs or adversely affects the value of neighboring property, the Building Commissioner may declare such property or structure to be a nuisance, issue a notice declaring the existence of such nuisance, and order the abatement of the nuisance or proceed to abate the nuisance.
(Ord. 1967-70. Passed 9-6-67; Ord. 17-08. Passed 2-21-17.)