Whenever the building official or city engineer determines by inspection that any existing excavation, embankment, or fill from any cause has become a hazard to life or limb, or endangers property, or affects the safety, usability or stability of any public property, the owner of the property upon which such excavation or fill is located or other person or agent in control of the property, upon receipt of notice in writing from the building official or city engineer to do so, shall, within a maximum of one hundred eighty days from the date of such written notice, repair or reconstruct such excavation or fill, so that it will conform to the requirements of this chapter, or otherwise repair, reconstruct, strengthen or eliminate such excavation, embankment, or fill in a manner satisfactory to the building official or city engineer, so that it will no longer constitute a menace or danger as aforesaid. A shorter period of time may be specified by the building official or city engineer if an imminent and immediate hazard is found to exist.
(Ord. 4564 § 1 (part), 1999)