Summary abatement of immediately dangerous buildings and conditions.
(A) Whenever an enforcement officer has inspected or caused to be inspected any building or structure and has found and determined that such building or structure is an "immediately dangerous building" as defined in § 15.3, the immediately dangerous building may be summarily abated and removed by the city without prior notice to any person who owns or occupies the building or structure.
(B) Whenever an enforcement officer has inspected or caused to be inspected any property and has found and determined there exists on such property an IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS CONDITION as defined in § 15.3, the immediately dangerous condition may be summarily abated and removed by the city without prior notice to any person who owns or occupies the property.
(C) The enforcement officer may summarily abate the immediately dangerous building or immediately dangerous condition in any reasonable manner that they determine will eliminate the immediate threat to the health, safety and welfare of the public. Reasonable means to abate the immediately dangerous building or immediately dangerous condition include, but are not limited to, demolition, repairing, boarding to city specifications, securing, fencing and vacating.
(D) At any time after the initiation of summary abatement procedures pursuant to this section, any owner or occupant of the premises subject to summary abatement may make a written request to the City Manager for a hearing to determine whether summary abatement procedures are appropriate and whether such procedures should continue. Upon such request, the City Manager shall schedule an abatement hearing to be conducted in accordance with § 15.8 of this title as soon as practicable. During the scheduling and pendency of any hearing requested pursuant to this section, the enforcement officer's order shall remain in full force and effect unless or until such time that it is modified by the hearing officer.
(Ord. 1074, passed 7-18-2023)
2023 S-46