Any occupied structure condemned and placarded by the City of Portsmouth or State of Ohio pursuant to City Ordinance Section 1311.01, 1311.02 or 1311.03 shall be vacated as ordered by the condemnation official. Any person who is found to be on the property of a placarded premise, enters a placarded premise or any owner or other person responsible for the premises who allows entrance into a placarded premise without a permit issued by the condemning official shall be subject to the penalties provided in Section 1311.99.
(a) The cost of the Condemned Structure Occupancy Permit shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and be valid for thirty (30) days from the date of condemnation.
(b) Upon the expiration of the original, Condemned Structure Occupancy Permit an inspection shall be conducted by the condemning official to determine the progress of correcting the property maintenance issues resulting in the original condemnation order.
(1) If significant progress has been made in correcting the property maintenance issues, the condemning official may issue one additional, thirty (30) day permit in order to complete the required corrections. The cost of the permit shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and be valid for thirty (30) days. Once the second, Condemned Structure Occupancy Permit is expired and corrections remain, the case shall be forwarded to the Nuisance Board for review.
(2) Any person or entity denied a Condemned Structure Occupancy Permit may appeal to the Nuisance Board per the procedures set forth in Section 1313.05.
(3) If no or minimal progress was made in correcting the property maintenance deficiencies, the case shall be forwarded to the Nuisance Board for review.
(Ord. 2022-74 Passed 9-12-22.)