(A) Whenever the Building Commissioner, Fire Marshal, Health Officer, or any other officer or employee of the city is of the opinion that any building or structure in the city is a dangerous building, he shall file a written statement to this effect with the City Clerk. The Clerk shall thereupon cause written notice to be served upon the owner thereof, and upon the occupant thereof, if any, by registered mail or by personal service. This notice shall state that the building has been declared to be in dangerous condition, and that the dangerous condition must be removed or remedied by repairing or altering the building or by demolishing it; and that the condition must be remedied at once.
(B) This notice may be in the following form:
"To (owner-occupant of the premises) of the premises known and described as .
"You are hereby notified that (describe building) on the premises above described has been condemned as a nuisance and a dangerous building after inspection by .
"The causes for this decision are (here insert the facts as to the dangerous condition).
"You must remedy this condition or demolish the building immediately or the city will proceed to do so."
(C) If the person receiving this notice has not complied therewith within 15 days from the time when the notice is served, the city may proceed to remedy the condition or demolish the dangerous building.
('69 Code, § 5-20; Am. Ord. 82-0-5, passed 3-22-82)