Whenever a nuisance as enumerated in section 16-8A-6 of this chapter creates an emergency requiring immediate action to protect the public health, safety or welfare, the building official may issue an immediate order directing the owner, occupant or other person in charge of the premises to take such action as is necessary to correct or abate the immediate emergency.
A. Notice: The building official shall attempt to make contact through a personal interview, or by telephone with the owner or the person, if any, occupying or otherwise in real or apparent charge and control thereof. In the event contact is made, the building official shall notify such person of the danger involved and require that such condition be immediately removed, repaired or isolated so as to preclude harm to any person or property.
B. Abatement: In the event the building official is unable to make contact as hereinabove noted, or if the appropriate persons, after notification by the building official, do not take action as specified by such official, within seventy two (72) hours, then the building official may, with the approval of the mayor, take all steps deemed necessary to remove or isolate such dangerous condition, or conditions, with the use of city forces or a contractor retained pursuant to the provisions of this code.
C. Cost: The building official shall keep an itemized account of the costs incurred by the city in removing or isolating such condition, or conditions. Such costs may be recovered in the same manner that abatement costs are recovered pursuant to this chapter, except that a tax lien may not be filed against the property.
(1979 Code § 16.28.420; Ord. 95-25, 5-16-1995; amd. Ord. 98-15, 2-17-1998)