Whenever any building has been condemned by the Building Inspector and is uninhabited or abandoned for use and the existence of the building in a dilapidated state of disrepair or other substandard condition is found and determined by the Building Inspector or, upon appeal from or report by the Building Inspector as provided in this subchapter, by the City Council, to be dangerous to life, health, or other property or is in such condition or is located in such proximity to other buildings as to constitute a fire or safety hazard or a public nuisance, the owner of the building shall be required to demolish and remove the same and remedy such conditions under the regulations and procedures provided in this subchapter. If the owner fails or refuses to do so within the time directed by the Building Inspector or by the City Council, as hereinafter provided, the City Council may, in its judgment, cause the building to be demolished and removed or such other steps to be taken as it may find to be necessary to suppress and abate the nuisance and remove the fire or safety hazard and the danger to life, health, or other property found to exist. The City Council may specially assess the cost and expense of doing the work against the lot or parcel of land on which the building is located.
(Prior Code, § 150.080) Penalty, see § 10.99