(a) In the event the landowner or person in charge of any dwelling or building fails to comply with the terms and requirements of any notice or order of the Building Enforcement Agency, except where a proper request has been made for a hearing and the matters arising thereon remain undetermined, or within twenty days after the dissolution of any injunction that may be granted, the Building Enforcement Agency, upon approval of Council, may cause all necessary repairs, alterations or improvements to be made, or, if the public welfare requires, may cause the dwelling or building to be closed, removed or demolished. Provided, however, the Building Enforcement Agency shall not expend any funds for the necessary repairs, alterations, improvements, closing, removal or demolition of any dwelling or building without having prior approval and authority from Council.
(b) The Building Enforcement Agency shall give notice to the landowner or person in charge of such building or dwelling at least thirty days prior to the removal or repairs of any unsafe or structurally defective building.
(c) The Building Enforcement Agency may extend the period for compliance with the terms and requirements of any notice which it may issue, or order which it may enter, upon receipt of a written request from the landowner or person in charge of any building or dwelling and upon proper showing by such person that he or she is unable, because of circumstances beyond his or her control, to comply with the terms and requirements of such notice or order within the designated time period.
(Ord. 1997-10. Passed 12-15-97.)