(A) General. The Code Official shall order the owner of any premises upon which is located any structure, which, in the Code Official’s judgment after review, is so deteriorated or dilapidated or has become so out of repair as to be dangerous, unsafe, insanitary or otherwise unfit for human habitation or occupancy, and such that it is unreasonable to repair the structure, to demolish and remove the structure; or, if the structure is capable of being made safe by repairs, to repair and make safe and sanitary, or to board up and hold for future repair or to demolish and remove at the owner’s option; or where there has been a cessation of normal construction of any structure for a period of more than nine months, the Code Official shall order the owner to demolish and remove the structure, or board up until future repair. Boarding the building up for future repair shall not extend beyond six months, unless approved by the Building Official.
(B) Notices and orders. All notices and orders shall comply with § 17.08 of this chapter.
(C) Failure to comply. If the owner of a premises fails to comply with a demolition order within the time prescribed, the Code Official shall cause the structure to be demolished and removed, either through an available public agency or by contract or arrangement with private persons, and the cost of the demolition and removal shall be charged against the real estate upon which the structure is located and shall be a lien upon the real estate.
(D) Salvage materials. When any structure has been ordered demolished and removed, the governing body or other designated officer under the contract or arrangement aforesaid shall have the right to sell the salvage and valuable materials at the highest price obtainable. The net proceeds of the sale, after deducting the expenses of the demolition and removal, shall be promptly remitted with a report of the sale or transaction, including the items of expense and the amounts deducted, for the person who is entitled thereto, subject to any order of a court. If such a surplus does not remain to be turned over, the reply shall so state.
(Adopted 10-11-2016)