(a) The Mayor and/or code enforcement officer may order the repair, alteration, improvement, closing, demolition, or removal of any structure, dwelling, or building that is determined by a code official to be unsafe, unsanitary, dangerous or detrimental to the public safety or welfare in accordance with the procedures set forth in this article.
(b) In order to make a determination regarding the classification of a structure an unsafe, unsanitary, dangerous, or detrimental to the public safety or welfare pursuant to this article, and to determine and enforce the appropriate remedy for any such structure, code officials shall be entitled to make inspections, perform investigations, issue notices, require corrective measures, obtain search warrants from and/or present complaints to the municipal judge, and exercise all other powers and duties authorized by West Virginia Code 8-12-16, as it may be amended. (Ord. 465. Passed 6-3-19.)