(A) Upon finding a vacant structure open to entry at doors, windows, or other points accessible to the general public, or upon finding an imminent open hazard which poses a threat to the public safety, the Chief Code Enforcement Officer, or his or her designee may cause the structure and/or hazard immediately secured. The Chief Code Enforcement Officer, or his or her designee, shall enter the premises to secure the structure and/or hazard in order to lessen the severity of the public nuisance. In securing such structure and/or hazard, the Chief Code Enforcement Officer, or his or her designee, may call upon any department, or division of the city for whatever assistance may be necessary, or may, by private contract, secure such structure and/or hazard. Photographs of such structure and/or hazard shall be taken prior to securing it and thereafter. Said photographs shall be filed with the Chief Code Enforcement Officer.
(B) Either before or as soon as practicable after the securing of such structure and/or hazard, the Code Enforcement Officer, or his or her designee, shall cause written notice to be served upon the owner and/or other responsible person in the manner provided in §160.14(B) or, if applicable §160.14(C) and shall include:
(1) The name of the owner and/or other responsible person, the address of the premises, and the date the notice was issued;
(2) The date on which the structure and/or hazard was found and secured;
(3) The cost incurred in securing said structure and/or hazard and that the city will recover said cost in the manner provided in §160.18; and
(4) A statement that the owner or other responsible person has a right to appeal said notice and determinations pursuant to §160.17 of the Chief Code Enforcement Officer, or his or her designee to the Board of Zoning Appeals by making written demand to the Chief Code Enforcement Officer, or his or her designee within ten days after receipt of service of the notice.
(Ord. 3674, passed 8-11-20)