107.09 EMERGENCY ABATEMENT.

   (a)   In cases in which the Director finds that a nuisance condition exists which constitutes an emergency involving immediate danger to human life or health, or an immediate threat of substantial and/or irreparable physical or economic damage to a structure, the Director may declare such condition a nuisance and order its immediate abatement, and the Director may take action necessary to immediately abate the violation constituting a nuisance without advance notice to the owner. Such action may include entering a property for the purposes of conducting an inspection, to the extent and in the manner allowed by law, ordering that the property be immediately vacated, ordering the cessation of utility service if necessary to protect life, health or property, and/or abate the violation constituting the nuisance.

   (b)   If the Director abates a nuisance pursuant to this Section, notice shall be provided to the owner within three (3) days after the start of the abatement work in the same manner as notice is required in this Section for non-emergency nuisance abatement.

(Ord. 12-61. Enacted 5-29-12.)