(a) A building or structure which the Enforcement Officer has declared a hazardous structure, abandoned, or where the Health Department has declared the structure a public nuisance unfit for human habitation or public nuisance, shall be secured and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this Maintenance Code and each of the following requirements:
(1) All windows, doors, openings, or holes in the structure shall be covered with minimum one-half (1/2) inch weather-protected CDX plywood tightly fitted to the exterior of the opening and painted to be compatible with the exterior of the structure.
(2) The CDX plywood shall be attached with appropriate length galvanized bolts or two (2) inch galvanized screws.
(3) The roof and flashing shall be sound, tight, and not have defects that admit water. Roof drainage shall be adequate to prevent dampness or deterioration in the walls or interior portion of the structure. The use of sheets of plastic or tarpaulins or similar materials does not satisfy the requirements of this paragraph.
(4) All graffiti shall be removed immediately.
(5) The Enforcement Officer may order the vacant building or structure and premise shall be maintained in compliance with any all Village codes related to sanitation, infestation, high grass and weed requirements, building and housing codes, maintenance of the public sidewalks adjacent to the premise, and house number requirements.
(b) Discontinuance of Utilities. The Enforcement Officer may cause any or all utilities to be disconnected or disconnected from any building or structure that has been declared as unfit for human habitation or use and vacated, or found to be vacant and declared and placarded as a hazardous structure, until such time as the defects upon which the declaration and placarding of the building or structure were based have been eliminated.
(1) The Enforcement Officer may cause any or all utilities serving such building or structure to be discontinued by notifying the public utility or utilities serving such building or structure that the building or structure has been declared as being unfit for human occupancy or use and vacated or declared and placarded as a hazardous structure.
(2) Such notice shall include the date the order was issued, the date the property was first vacated or declared a hazardous structure, and a copy of the order relating to the building or structure shall be attached.
(3) Upon receipt of such notice, the public utility or utilities shall disconnect or discontinue the utility service within a reasonable time.
(4) Any utility or utilities available to a building or structure that has been so disconnected may be resumed or reconnected for the purpose of facilitating compliance with a notice of violation upon prior written approval by the Enforcement Officer.
(5) Except as provided in Section 1363.04(c) (Reoccupancy of Buildings), no person shall resume or reconnect any utility or cause resumption or reconnection of any utility which has been discontinued or disconnected as provided herein without first obtaining prior written approval by the Enforcement Officer.
(c) Reoccupancy of Buildings. No vacant building or structure that has been declared a public nuisance unfit for human occupancy or placarded as a hazardous structure shall again be used for human habitation or use until written approval is secured from the Enforcement Officer. The Enforcement Officer shall remove, or cause to be removed, such placard whenever the defects upon which the declaration and posting or placarding action were based have been eliminated. (Ord. 10-2016. Passed 12-20-16.)