(a) If the Commissioner of Building, Director of Public Safety, or Housing Manager finds that any building or structure within the City, by reason of deterioration of materials, lack of repair or maintenance is or will become, a hazard to the health, safety or welfare of its occupants or the public, or is a blighted or deteriorated factor in the neighborhood, or will impair or adversely affect the value of neighboring property, he/she are hereby granted the authority to declare such building or structure to be a nuisance without further legislative action by Council. Council shall be notified of such finding and declaration and shall have 15 days to modify or to negate such finding and declaration. If Council takes no action within 15 days, the Commissioner of Buildings, Housing Manager or Director of Public Safety shall determine what reasonable repairs or maintenance measures are necessary to repair such nuisance or require demolition thereof.
Upon such finding and declaring, the Director of Service or the Director of Public Safety may proceed in the manner provided in this chapter for the abatement of nuisances or the Commissioner or Housing Manager may order the owner of such building or structure to take such action within a reasonable time. No owner shall fail to comply with such order.
(Ord. 22-70. Passed 2-15-71; Ord. 21-09. Passed 5-11-09.)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.