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   1335.21 OFFICIAL RECORDS.
   An official record shall be kept of all business and activities of the department specified in the provisions of this code, and all such records shall be open to public inspection at all appropriate times and according to reasonable Rules to maintain the integrity and security of such records.
(Ord. 10853/95. Passed 12-13-95.)
   1335.23 IMMINENT DANGER.
   When, in the opinion of the Code Official, there is imminent danger of failure or collapse of a building or structure which endangers life, or when any structure or part of a structure has fallen and life is endangered by the occupation of the structure, or when there is actual or potential danger to the building occupants or those in the proximity of any structure because of explosives, explosive fumes or vapors or the presence of toxic fumes, gases or materials, or operation of defective or dangerous equipment, the Code Official is hereby authorized and empowered to order and require the occupants to vacate premises forthwith. The Code Official shall cause to be posted at each entrance to such structure a notice reading as follows: "This structure is Unsafe and its Occupancy has been Prohibited by the Code Official". It shall be unlawful for any person to enter such structure except for the purpose of securing the structure, making the required repairs, removing the hazardous condition, or of demolishing the same all in accordance with Chapter 1323 Unsafe Structures of the Building Code.
(Ord. 10853/95. Passed 12-13-95.)
   1335.25 TEMPORARY SAFEGUARDS.
   Notwithstanding other provisions of this code, whenever, in the opinion of the Code Official, there is imminent danger due to an unsafe condition, the Code Official shall order the necessary work to be done, including the boarding up of openings, to render such structure temporarily safe whether or not the legal procedure herein described has been instituted; and shall cause such other action to be taken as the Code Official deems necessary to meet such emergency, all in accordance with Chapter 1323.
(Ord. 10853/95. Passed 12-13-95.)
   1335.27 CLOSING STREETS.
   When necessary for the public safety, the Code Official shall temporarily close structures and close, or order the authority having jurisdiction to close, sidewalks, streets, public ways and places adjacent to unsafe structures, and prohibit the same from being utilized.
(Ord. 10853/95. Passed 12-13-95.)
   1335.29 EMERGENCY REPAIRS.
   For the purposes of this section, the Code Official shall employ the necessary labor and materials to perform the required work as expeditiously as possible.
(Ord. 10853/95. Passed 12-13-95.)
   1335.31 COSTS OF EMERGENCY REPAIRS.
   Costs incurred in the performance of emergency work shall be paid from the treasury of the City on approval of the appropriate officials. The Law Director of the City shall institute appropriate action against the owner of the premises where the unsafe structure is or was located for the recovery of such costs.
(Ord. 10853/95. Passed 12-13-95.)
   1335.99 PENALTY.
   Whoever violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties in Chapter 1343.
(Ord. 10853/95. Passed 12-13-95.)