The designation of dwellings or dwelling units as unfit for human habitation and the procedure for the condemnation and placarding of such unfit dwellings or dwelling units shall be carried out in compliance with the following requirements:
(A) Placarding condemned dwellings. Any dwelling or dwelling unit which is found to have any of the following defects shall be condemned as unfit for human habitation and shall be so designated and placarded by the city.
(1) One which is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe, or vermin-infested that it creates a serious hazard to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public.
(2) One which lacks illumination, ventilation, or sanitation facilities adequate to protect the health or safety of the occupants or of the public.
(3) One which because of its general condition or location is unsanitary or otherwise dangerous to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public.
(B) Vacating condemned dwellings. Any dwelling or dwelling unit condemned as unfit for human habitation and so designated and placarded shall be vacated immediately or at such future time as the inspector may order.
(C) Reuse of condemned dwellings. No dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned and placarded as unfit for human habitation shall again be used for human habitation until written approval is secured from and such placard is removed by the city. The city shall remove such placard whenever the defect or defects upon which the condemnation and placarding action were based have been eliminated.
(D) Defacing or removing placard. No person shall deface or remove the placard from any dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned as unfit for human habitation and placarded as such, except as provided in division (C).
(E) Hearing. Any person affected by any notice or order relating to the condemning and placarding of a dwelling or dwelling unit as unfit for human habitation may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Board of Adjustment under the procedures set forth in this chapter.
(Am. Ord. 473, passed 12-12-2006)