A. Repair Of Defects: All buildings and structures within the Wewoka switch development district or within any district hereinafter designated pursuant to the terms of this chapter shall be preserved against decay and deterioration and shall be kept free from certain structural defects by the owner thereof. Such owner shall repair such building or structure if the building inspector of the city determines that such building or structure has any one or a combination of the following defects:
1. Any unsafe or nonweather sound condition.
2. Any exterior or interior architectural feature or supporting member which has fallen or separated from or is likely to fall or separate from the building or structure.
3. Deteriorated, inadequate and unsafe foundations, floors, walls, joists, ceilings, roofs, chimneys and any ineffectively watertight exterior feature, door, or window.
B. Notice Of Defect; Failure To Correct:
1. Upon a finding by the building inspector that any one or a part or combination of the above conditions exists, the inspector shall forthwith issue a notice to correct such defects, which notice shall be delivered in person or by mail to the owner or owners as listed on the tax rolls of the treasurer of Seminole County. Such notice shall contain the title and section of this chapter applicable thereto, and shall, upon postmark or personal delivery, provide the owner with ninety (90) consecutive calendar days to correct such defect or defects.
2. Failure of the owner to take any action to correct such defects within such ninety (90) day period shall be deemed an offense and shall be punishable by a fine as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. Each day of continuing violation shall be deemed a separate offense.
C. Extension Of Time: If the owner has begun but not finished repair or corrective work on such building or structure within the ninety (90) day period defined herein, the inspector may grant an extension of time in which such work must be completed, but such extension shall be for a period of not more than one hundred eighty (180) days from the end of the initial ninety (90) day notification period defined herein.
D. Injunctive Relief: In addition to any of the foregoing remedies, the commission may institute an action for injunctive relief to restrain or enjoin or to cause the correction or removal of any violation of this chapter, or for a permanent injunction in an appropriate case, and based on the individual merits of such a case. (Ord. 415, 3-12-1996)