The Safety-Service Director shall examine or cause to be examined every building or structure or portion thereof reported as or believed to be an unsafe building as defined in Section 1321.01. At least thirty days prior to the removal or repair of any unsafe buildings, the Safety-Service Director shall give notice by certified mail of the City's intention with respect to such removal or repair to the holders of legal or equitable liens of record upon the real property on which such unsafe building is located and to owners of record of such property. The owners of record of such property or the holders of liens of record upon such property may enter into an agreement with the City to perform the removal or repair of the unsafe building. Any such agreement shall provide that the work shall commence within thirty days and to continue work either to complete specified repairs or improvements, or to demolish and remove the unsafe building, or portion thereof, leaving the premises in a clean, safe and sanitary condition, such condition being subject to the approval of the Safety-Service Director.
If an emergency exists, as determined by the Safety-Service Director, notice may be given other than by certified mail and less than thirty days prior to such removal or repair. If for any reason notice is not given, the lien provided for in Section 1321.03 as a result of such removal or repair is subordinate to any liens of prior record.
If the owners or lienholders cannot be located, nor can their addresses be ascertained, the notice required herein shall be deemed to be properly served if a copy thereof is placed in a conspicuous place in or about the unsafe building affected by this notice.
(Ord. 27-89. Passed 5-23-89.)