The Building Official or his authorized agent shall:
(a) Inspect or cause to be inspected all churches, halls, theaters, buildings, or any other building not used as a dwelling, except public and private school buildings including colleges and universities, public and private hospitals and nursing homes, and buildings owned and operated by the State or any agency thereof, sororities and fraternities, all being under the jurisdiction of the State Fire Marshal, for the purpose of determining whether any conditions or defects exist which render such buildings unsafe under Section 1731.04.
(b) Inspect any building about which a responsible complaint is filed by any person to the effect that a building is or may be existing in violation of this article.
(c) Inspect any building reported by any member of the Fire, Police or any other Department of the City as probably existing in violation of the terms of this article.
(d) Notify in writing the owner of any building and other parties having an interest therein found to be an unsafe building within the provisions of Section 1731.05, and incorporating in such notice a description of the building deemed unsafe, a statement of the particulars which makes the building unsafe and directing that either repairs be made to correct the indicated defects or the building be demolished within a designated reasonable time.
(e) Report to the Mayor and Council any noncompliance with the provisions of subsection (d) hereof.
(f) Appear at all hearings conducted by the Mayor and/or Council and testify as to the condition or defects which makes such building unsafe.
(g) Place a notice on all unsafe buildings reading as follows:
“This building has been found to be an unsafe building by the Building Official. This notice is to remain on this building until it is repaired, vacated, or demolished pursuant to such notice. No person shall remove this notice until the provisions of this notice are complied with.”(A.O.; Passed 4-7-22)
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