(a) Where the Director finds pursuant to Section 69.104(b) that there is an immediate threat to the health and safety of the public due to unsanitary conditions, and determines that those conditions must be corrected within 30 days to protect public health and safety, or where the director elects to do so pursuant to Section 69.105(b), the Director may issue a Notice and Order to the property owner requiring prompt correction or abatement of the substandard condition or conditions that create a threat to health and safety.
(b) Any such order shall require the owner to make an election, pursuant to Section 17980 of the Health and Safety Code, to repair or demolish the residence. For repairs needed to abate the immediate threat to public health and safety, a deadline for making that election, not more than five days after notice of the order, shall be specified in the order. Any such order shall also require the owner to initiate corrective action by applying for any required County permits by a specified date not more than five days after notice of the order. The Director shall also provide notice of required repairs and a schedule for repairs as set out in Section 69.107.
(c) If an owner fails to comply with an order issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and if the endangerment to the tenants or the immediate threat to public health and safety addressed by that order would be abated or reduced if the residence or commercial building were vacated, the Director may at any time condemn the premises, order the occupants of the residence or other building to immediately vacate the premises, and order the owner to arrange for the immediate vacation of the premises. For purposes of this subsection, failure to comply with an order includes failure to elect to repair or demolish within five days or as specified in the order, failure to initiate corrective action as specified in the order, or failure to make progress on repairs or to complete repairs according to a reasonable and feasible schedule specified by the Director as set out in Section 69.107.
(Added by Ord. No. 10100 (N.S.), effective 1-7-11)