(a) A Property Owner shall secure from tampering or trespassing any property or structure which has been damaged by fire within twenty-four (24) hours from the time of the incident.
(b) A Property Owner shall clean up any property or structure which has been damaged by fire within forty-eight (48) hours from the time of the incident.
(c) A Property Owner shall repair, or demolish, and clean up any property or structure damaged by fire within nine (9) months of its release by the Strongsville Fire Marshal's Office.
(d) If a Property Owner fails to comply with Section 1601.20 (a), (b), or (c), the City of Strongsville Building Department shall notify the Property Owner by certified mail to comply with the law within forty-eight (48) hours of the date of mailing of the notification. If the Property Owner fails to comply with the notification within this time period, the City may take the appropriate action required of the Property Owner pursuant to this Section 1601.20. In such event, the City may recover its cost of doing so by certifying its cost to the County Auditor and having the cost placed against the property on the tax duplicate to be collected as all other property taxes are collected.
(Ord. 2023-118. Passed 9-5-23.)