The Property Maintenance Officer shall order a dwelling or structure to be demolished if it has been designated as unfit for human habitation, has been placarded as such, has been vacated, has not been put into proper repair so as to rescind the designation as unfit for human habitation and to cause the placard to be removed, and is determined by the Property Maintenance Officer not to warrant repair under Section 1472.10.
The owner of any dwelling or structure which has been ordered to be demolished shall be given notice of this order in the manner provided for service of notice in Section 1472.08 and shall be given a reasonable time, not to exceed thirty days, to demolish such structure.
Any owner aggrieved by the notice to demolish may, within fourteen days, seek a hearing in the manner provided in Section 1472.13.
When the owner fails, neglects or refuses to demolish an unfit, unsafe or unsanitary dwelling or structure within the requisite time, the Property Maintenance Officer may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a demolition order. The costs and expense of such action shall be certified to the County Auditor to be assessed against the property and thereby made a lien upon real estate.
Whenever a dwelling or structure is demolished, whether carried out by the owner or by the City, such demolition shall include the filling in of the excavation on which the demolished dwelling or structure was located in such a manner as to eliminate all potential danger to the public health, safety or welfare arising from such excavation.
(Ord. 1992-16. Passed 4-6-92.)