(A) No owner or other responsible person shall enter or be present in or on any structure/building or premises that has been posted with a notice/placard identifying the said structure/building or premises to be a public nuisance, without first obtaining authorization in writing from the Chief Code Enforcement Officer and having such written authorization on his or her person at the time.
(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 said premises or in said structure/building, and that one of the persons present had the required written authorization on his or 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 shall be exempt from the requirements of the section while in the course of their employment.
(D) Written authorization, as provided in this section, shall be issued by the Chief Code Enforcement Officer, or his or her designee to any person who provides documentation, on its face, that such a person is either an owner of the premises and/or structure/building, or is authorized by the owner to be present, or to any person who applies and pays for the permit to do the work on the premises and/or structure/building.
(E) Written authorization, as provided in this section, shall not be issued in connection with any properly which has been declared a public nuisance as provided in this chapter, unless all parties have complied with all applicable requirements of §160.16.
(F) The issuance of an authorization provided for herein shall not be construed to create a privilege, as that term is used in R.C. §2911.21, nor shall this section be deemed to have any effect whatsoever on the interpretations or application of R.C. §2911.21.
(Ord. 3674, passed 8-11-20)