The duties of the Building Official or Fire Marshal under this chapter shall be as follows:
(A) Inspect or cause to be inspected annually all public buildings, schools, halls, churches, or other structures as may be deemed necessary for the purpose of determining whether any conditions exist which render those places dangerous structures;
(B) Inspect any residential, commercial, or other building, wall, or structure about which complaints are filed by any person to the effect that a building, wall, or structure is or may be existing in violation of this chapter;
(C) Inspect any building, wall, or structure reported by the Fire or Police Department of the city as probably existing in violation of the terms of this chapter;
(D) Send a notice in writing, by certified mail, or in person, to the owner, occupant, lessee, mortgagee, agent, and for all other persons having an interest in the building or structure as shown by the city’s tax roll or the deed records of the County Clerk, of any building or structure alleged to be a dangerous building or structure, stating a public hearing will be held to determine whether the building complies with the standards set forth in this chapter, as follows:
(1) The name and address of the owner and the affected property;
(2) The property address or legal description;
(3) A description of the hearing, including the time and place;
(4) A description of the building or structure deemed a nuisance;
(5) A statement of the particulars which make the structure substandard as defined in this chapter; and
(6) A statement that the owner, lienholder, or mortgagee will be required to submit at the hearing proof of the scope of any work that may be required to comply with this chapter and the time it will take to reasonably perform the work.
(E) If a building is found by the Building Commission at the public hearing to be in violation of the standards set forth in this chapter, file a copy of the notice required by division (D) above in the official public records of real property for the county;
(F) Appear at all hearings conducted by the City Council in its capacity as Building Commission and testify as to the conditions of dangerous buildings; and
(G) In the event, after notice and hearing, the structure is found to be dangerous, place the following notice on the structure:
“This building has been found to be a dangerous building by the City of Parker. This notice is to remain on this structure until this structure is repaired, vacated, or demolished in accordance with the notice which has been sent to the owner, occupant, lessee, mortgagee, or agent of this building, and all other known persons having an interest in said building as shown by the Deed Records in the office of the County Clerk of Collin County, Texas. It is unlawful to remove this notice until such notice is complied with.”
(Ord. 505, passed 5-29-2001) Penalty, see § 152.99