(a) Where the owner shall not have notified the Building Official as provided in Section 1779.02, or where said owner shall not have taken action to secure necessary permits and undertaken demolition or repair pursuant to the appropriate section or sections of this article, the Building Official shall notify the Borough Council. The Council shall review the matter, including the reports of the Building Official and the appropriate fire safety official. The Borough Council shall make a finding as to whether a safety hazard exists, and, in the event of such finding, the Council shall notify the property owner, who shall be given an opportunity to be heard.
(b) In the event that the property owner shall not have taken action to secure permits pursuant to this article within two (2) weeks of notification or of hearing before the Council, whichever shall be later, the Borough Council shall institute action to demolish the building or take other action as may be necessary to secure compliance with this article, and the costs thereof, including interest charges and other assignable costs, such as legal and administrative costs, shall be reimbursed by special assessment and levy against the real property upon which the violation occurred, and the expense so assessed shall constitute a lien and charge on the real property on which it is levied until paid or otherwise discharged and shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as other Borough charges.
(Ord. 4041. Passed 2-16-15.)