(A) A building or structure in the city is a public nuisance affecting public safety and health if the City Building Official or Fire Chief find it to be dangerous to public safety, health or to other property by reason of:
(1) Damage by fire;
(2) Defective chimneys or stovepipes;
(3) Dilapidated condition or decay;
(4) Defective electric wiring;
(5) Defective gas installation;
(6) Defective heating apparatus;
(7) Defective sewage disposal system or plumbing; or
(8) Any other defect endangering the public safety, health or other property.
(B) The building inspector or the fire marshal may order the nuisance abated by ordering its repair, correction or removal. This order must be in writing and must order the repair, correction or removal of the nuisance within 30 days or other time that the building inspector or fire chief deems reasonable. This order must be served upon the owner, the lessee or the occupant by mail or by personal service. The order may provide that the building or structure not be further used or occupied until the repair or correction of the defect.
(Ord. passed 6- -2019)