(a) The owner, lessee, occupant or person in charge of any building or structure, located within the City, which has been subjected to an involuntary or uncontrolled fire is hereby charged with the duty of cleaning up such building or structure, together with the immediate premises upon which it is located, so as to remove all waste and debris caused by the fire, to safeguard against and/or remove any hazardous conditions resulting from the fire and to correct and eliminate all unsightly conditions and conditions which present hazards of additional fires or menaces to health. If the premises are not to be immediately restored and rehabilitated for occupancy, necessary steps shall be taken to remove and prevent the occurrence of conditions creating hazards to safety, health and recurring fires.
(b) The Fire Chief or any deputy designated by him is hereby authorized at any and all reasonable times and upon complaint or information, to enter and inspect any building or structure within the City which has been subjected to fire with regard to the conditions prohibited in subsection (a) hereof. In connection therewith, the Fire Chief is hereby authorized to issue reasonable orders to the owner, lessee, occupant or person in charge of such building or structure for the correction of any of the aforesaid prohibited conditions found to exist. It is hereby made the duty of the owner, lessee, occupant or person in charge of such building or structure to comply with such orders of the Fire Chief with all reasonable dispatch, diligence and thoroughness. In the event of failure to comply with any such orders, or in the case of an emergency, the Fire Chief is hereby authorized to enter upon the premises and to take reasonable steps to correct or eliminate the prohibited conditions. Such remedy is in addition to the penalty provided in Section 1604.99. (Ord. 521-59. Passed 7-28-59.)