(a) Requirements to condemn. The designation of dwellings or dwelling units as unfit for human habitation and the procedure for the condemnation and placarding of such unfit dwellings or dwelling units shall be carried out in compliance with the following requirements. Any dwelling or dwelling unit which shall be found to have any of the following defects shall be condemned as unfit for human habitation and shall be so designated by the Building Inspector.
(1) One which is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe, or vermin-infested that it creates a serious hazard to the health and safety of the occupants or of the public.
(2) One which lacks electrical illumination, ventilation, or sanitary facilities adequate to protect the health or safety of the occupants or of the public.
(3) One which because of its general condition or location is unsanitary or otherwise dangerous to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public.
(b) Vacating premises. Any dwelling or dwelling unit condemned as unfit for human habitation, and so designated and placarded by the Building Inspector, shall be vacated within 30 days as ordered by the Health Officer or Building Inspector. If such dwelling is not vacated voluntarily, the Police Department will forcibly vacate the said property.
(c) Reoccupation of premises. No dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned and placarded as unfit for human habitation shall again be used for human habitation until written approval is secured from, and such placard is removed by, the Building Inspector. The Building Inspector shall remove such placard whenever the defect or defects upon which the condemnation and placarding action were based have been eliminated.
(d) Defacing or removing placards. No person shall deface or remove the placard from any dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned as unfit for human habitation and placarded as such, except as provided in subsection (c) above.
(e) Hearing. Any person affected by any notice or order relating to the condemning or placarding of a dwelling or dwelling unit as unfit for human habitation may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Village Board, under the procedure set forth in § 15-5-4.
(Prior Code, § 15-5-12)