(A) Whenever an Inspector shall find in any building or upon any premises or other places combustible or explosive matter or dangerous accumulations of rubbish or unnecessary accumulation of wastepaper, boxes, shavings, or any highly flammable materials especially liable to fire that are so situated as to endanger property or shall find obstructions to or on fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors, or windows that may interfere with the operations of the Fire Department or with egress of occupants in case of fire, the Inspector shall order the same to be removed or remedied, and such order shall forthwith be complied with by the owner or occupant of such premises or buildings, subject to the appeals procedure provided for in this code.
(B) Any owner or occupant failing to comply with such order within a reasonable period after the service of the order shall be subject to the penalties as provided in this subchapter.
(C) The service of any such order may be made upon the occupant of the premises to whom it is directed, either by delivering a copy to such occupant personally, by leaving it with any person in charge of the premises, or, in case no such person is found upon the premises, by affixing a copy thereof in a conspicuous place on the door to the entrance of the premises. Whenever it may be necessary to serve such an order upon the owner of the premises, the order may be served either by delivering to and leaving with the person a copy of the order or, if such owner is absent from the jurisdiction of the officer making the order, by mailing such copy by certified mail to the owner’s last known post office address.
(Prior Code, § 91.52) (Ord. 12-86-6, passed 12-9-1986)