(a) Whenever the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods, the Director of Economic and Business Development, the Commissioner of Building Inspection, the Commissioner of Code Enforcement, the Chief Building Official or their designated City-employed inspection staff determines that a public nuisance exists, as defined in Section 1726.01(a), and requires to be summarily abated because the public health, safety or welfare may be in immediate danger, the owner, as defined in Section 1726.01(b), of the property where the public nuisance exists or is found shall be provided written notice of the public nuisance and an order to abate the nuisance within seventy-two hours from the date of notice.
(1) The written notice shall be given to the owner, as defined in Section 1726.01(b):
A. In person to the owner; or
B. By U.S. mail to the owner's last known address; or
C. By posting notice on the premises which has been determined to be a public nuisance.
(2) The notices of violation shall state the nature of the violation and the time period for correction and may state corrective steps necessary and the nature of subsequent penalties and enforcement actions should the situation not be corrected.
(3) The owner, as defined in Section 1726.01(b), shall comply with the order within the time period designated on the notice- order.
(4) The public nuisance notice-order, once issued by the Director, or his/her designated representative, is against the property and runs with the property notwithstanding any change(s) in the titled ownership of the property.
(b) The Director or his/her designated representative, is authorized to enter on any property to inspect for a public nuisance, in accordance with Section 1303.09, and to summarily abate a public nuisance that presents an immediate hazard or danger to the health, safety or welfare of an individual or the community regardless of any time period given to the owner of the property to abate such nuisance.
(c) The Director of the Department of Neighborhoods, the Director of Economic and Business Development, the Commissioner of Building Inspection, the Commissioner of Code Enforcement, and the Chief Building Official, or their designee, or the Commissioner of Health are authorized to determine and declare the existence of a public nuisance, as defined in Section 1726.01(a)(5), and to order it abated summarily (within 72 hours) or within a specifically designated period of time. Furthermore, the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods, or his designee is authorized, pursuant to this chapter, to abate the public nuisance determined to exist and declared pursuant to Section 1726.01 (a)(5).
(Ord. 132-15. Passed 3-31-15.)