(a) In General. The designation of any building or accessory structure as an unsafe building and a nuisance, and the procedure for the condemnation and placarding of such building or accessory structure, shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements set forth in this section.
No owner shall allow an unsafe, nuisance building or accessory structure, as defined in this section, to exist for a period exceeding thirty days following the date such building or accessory structure is so designated by the Property Maintenance Inspector without having commenced repairs or demolition thereof. Such repairs or demolition shall be completed within a reasonable time as ordered by the Property Maintenance Inspector.
(b) Designation of Buildings as Unsafe. Any building found to be vacant or which becomes vacant after having been declared unfit for human habitation or use, including accessory structures, and which, because of its condition, constitutes a hazard to the public health, safety or welfare, is hereby declared to be a nuisance and an unsafe building and shall be so designated and placarded by the Property Maintenance Inspector.
(c) Notice and Placarding. Whenever the Property Maintenance Inspector determines that a building or accessory structure is unsafe and a nuisance, as defined in subsection (b) hereof, he or she shall:
(1) Serve notice pursuant to Section 1490.13; and
(2) Affix to such building or accessory structure, upon the door or entrance thereto, a placard on which shall be a declaration in writing that such building or accessory structure is an unsafe building and a nuisance.
(d) Rehabilitation or Razing. Any building or accessory structure deemed unsafe and a nuisance by the Property Maintenance Inspector shall be rehabilitated or razed within a reasonable time as ordered by the Property Maintenance Inspector.
(Ord. 92-51. Passed 9-15-92.)