(A) Unless the owner(s) has upon their person a written authorization granted by the Zoning Administrator, they shall not enter in or be present upon any building or premises posted with a notice identifying the building or promises as a public nuisance.
(B) It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of this section that the person was the owner, or was authorized by the owner to be present on the said premises, and that one of the persons present had the required written authorization on his/her person at the time.
(C) The officers, agents, and employees of the city, state, or federal government, or any political subdivision or of any public utility are exempt from the requirement of this section while in the course of their employment.
(D) Written authorization, as provided in this section, shall be issued by the Building Commissioner to any person who provides documentation, on its face, that such a person is either an owner of the premises or is authorized by the owner to be present, or to any person who applies and pays for any permit to do work on the premises.
(E) Written authorization, as provided in this section, shall not be issued in connection with any property which has been declared a public nuisance as provided, unless all parties have complied with the vacate provision.
(Ord. 13-01-001, passed 3-11-2013) Penalty, see § 152.99