The building inspector shall:
A. Inspect Complaints: Inspect any building, wall or structure about which complaints are filed by any person to the effect that a building, wall or structure is or may be existing in violation of this chapter;
B. Inspect Probable Violations: Inspect any building, wall or structure reported (as hereinafter provided for) by the fire or law enforcement agencies of the city as probably existing in violation of the terms of this chapter;
C. Notify Owner: Notifying, in writing, the owner, occupant, lessee, mortgagee, agent and all other persons having an interest in the building or any building found by him to be a dangerous building within the standards set forth in section 10-5-1 of this chapter, that:
1. The owner must vacate, repair or demolish the building in accordance with the terms of the notice and this chapter,
2. The occupant or lessee must vacate the building or may have it repaired in accordance with the notice and remain in possession,
3. The mortgagee, agent or other person having an interest in the building may at his own risk repair, vacate, or demolish the building or have such work or act done; provided, that any person notified under this section to repair, vacate or demolish any building shall be given such reasonable time not exceeding thirty (30) days, as may be necessary to do, or have done, the work or act required by the notice provided for herein;
D. Contents Of Notice: Set forth in the notice provided for in subsection C of this section, a description of the building, or structure deemed unsafe, a statement of particulars which make the building or structure a dangerous building and an order requiring the same to be put in such condition as to comply with the terms of this chapter within such length of time, not exceeding thirty (30) days, as is reasonable.
E. Report Noncompliance: Report to the city council any noncompliance with the notice provided for in subsections C and D of this section.
F. Post Notice: Place a notice on all dangerous buildings reading as follows:
This building has been found to be dangerous building by the building inspector. This notice is to remain on this building until it is repaired, vacated, or demolished in accordance with the notice which has been given the owner, occupant, lessee, mortgagee, or agent of this building, and all other persons having an interest in said building. It is unlawful to remove this notice until such notice is complied with.
(1975 Code § 15.28.040)