Whenever any building or structure has been condemned by the Enforcement Officer and the existence of such building or structure in a dilapidated state of disrepair or other substandard condition is found and determined by the Enforcement Officer or upon appeal from or report by the Enforcement Officer, as hereafter provided by the Town Council, to be dangerous to life, health, or other property or is in such condition as to constitute a fire or safety hazard or a public nuisance, the owner of such building or structure shall be required to demolish and remove the same and remedy such conditions under the regulations and procedures herein provided. In the event such owner fails or refuses to do so within the time directed by the Enforcement Officer or the Town Council, as hereinafter provided, the Town Council may, in its judgment, cause the same to be demolished and removed or such other steps taken as it may find to be necessary to suppress and abate the nuisance and remove the fire or safety hazard and the danger to life, health, or other property found to exist and specially assess the cost and expense of doing said work against the lot or parcel of land on which the same building or structure is located.
(Prior Code, § 6-47) (Ord. 4-78-1, passed 4-8-1978)