CHAPTER 145
DANGEROUS BUILDINGS

 

145.01 Enforcement Officer	145.05 Conduct of Hearing
145.02 General Definition of Unsafe	145.06 Posting of Signs
145.03 Unsafe Building	145.07 Right to Demolish; Municipal Infraction
145.04 Notice to Owner	145.08 Costs

 

145.01 ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

The Scott County Building Inspector is responsible for the enforcement of this chapter.

145.02 GENERAL DEFINITION OF UNSAFE.

All buildings or structures which are structurally unsafe or not provided with adequate egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life, or which in relation to existing use constitute a hazard to safety or health, or public welfare, by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, or abandonment, are, for the purpose of this chapter, unsafe buildings. All such unsafe buildings are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition, or removal in accordance with the procedure specified in this chapter.

(Code of Iowa, Sec. 657A.1 & 364.12[3a])