(A) (1) The City Council may, in the interest of prohibiting fire and for the safety and welfare of the citizens of the city and for the safety and welfare of the citizens’ property, may condemn any building, shed or structure within the Fire Zone erected prior to the establishment of the Fire Zone and composed of a material or materials hereby prohibited after giving ten days notice to the owner of the building, shed or structure, providing for a hearing and giving the owner an opportunity to be heard.
(2) If, after a hearing, it is the judgment of the City Council that the building, shed or structure creates a fire hazard and is dangerous to the safety and welfare of the city and the citizens thereof and their property, the Council may enter an order condemning the building, shed or structure and order the same removed and destroyed.
(B) The material shall be removed by the owner of the building, shed or structure within five working days after the order condemning the same. If the owner fails or refuses to remove same within the five days, then the Council shall order the same removed outside of the Fire Zone and that the same be sold to the highest bar after first giving ten days public notice by posting sere in three public places within the city. In counting the number of days herein, the day the order is written or notice to first posted shall not be counted for computation of the minimum times herein specified.
(C) The sale shall be had at the City Hall and the material shall be sold to the highest bidder for cash. From the proceeds of the sale, there shall be first deducted the cost of removing the materials and the cost of conducting the sale, including the cost of advertising, and the balance shall be paid over to the owner. The decision of the City Council condemning the property shall be final.
(Ord. 88, passed 3-21-61)