(a) The Building Commissioner shall be authorized to order any building or portion of any building vacated, or if it is vacant to remain vacated for one or more of the reasons set out below.
(1) When a building is occupied, or any work, operation or construction is performed therein or thereon in violation of any of the provisions of the Norwood Building Code, Property Maintenance Code, Zoning Code, or any other applicable provisions in the Codified Ordinances for the City of Norwood.
(2) When one or more of the following has occurred:
A. The building is unfit for occupancy as it fails to meet the minimum standards set out by City ordinances before a Certificate of Occupancy can be granted,
B. The building is unfit for human habitation because it fails to meet the minimum standards set out in the Norwood Property Maintenance Code (NPMC), or
C. The doors, windows, and other openings into the building are boarded up or otherwise secured by means other than the conventional method used in the original construction and design of the building.
(3) When the owner, agent, or tenant fails or refuses to comply with any lawful order issued by the Building Commissioner.
(4) When the building is vacant and unoccupied for the purpose which it was erected and for which purpose a certificate of occupancy may have been issued.
(5) When it is determined by the Building Commissioner and the Fire Chief that a building constitutes an immediate hazard to the public health and/or safety.
(b) If, after service of any lawful order from the Building Commissioner, the owner, agent, contractor or other person responsible for the work or violation refuses to comply with such order or does not comply within the period stated in the order of notice, such failure to comply shall constitute a misdemeanor of the first degree punishable as provided for in Section 1305.99.
(Ord. 16-2010. Passed 4-13-10.)