For the purpose of this article, the following definition shall
apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different
meaning:
Includes:
Any building, shed, fence, or other human-made structure which
is dangerous to the public health because of its condition and which
may cause or aid in the spread of disease or injury to the health
of the occupants of it or neighboring structures;
Any building, shed, fence, or other human-made structure which,
because of faulty construction, age, lack of proper repair, or any
other cause, is especially liable to fire and constitutes or creates
a fire hazard;
Any building, shed, fence, or other human-made structure which,
by reason of faulty construction, age, lack of proper repair, or any
other cause, is liable to cause injury or damage by collapsing or
by a collapse or fall of any part of the structure;
Any building, shed, fence, or other human-made structure which,
because of its condition or because of lack of doors or windows, is
available to and frequented by malefactors or disorderly persons who
are not lawful occupants of the structure.
Any dangerous building in the Village is declared to be a nuisance.
No person shall maintain or permit the existence of any dangerous
building in the Village, and it shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant,
or person in custody of any dangerous building to permit the same
to remain in a dangerous condition or to occupy the building or permit
it to be occupied while it is or remains in a dangerous condition.
[Amended 11-22-1999 by Ord. No. 99-19]
A.Â
Whenever the Building Inspector, the Fire Marshal, or the chairperson
of the Committee on Health and Safety shall be of the opinion that
any building or structure in the Village is a dangerous building,
he or she shall file a written statement to this effect with the Village
Clerk. The Village Clerk shall thereupon cause written notice to be
served upon the owner thereof and upon the occupants thereof, if any,
by registered mail or by personal service. The notice shall state
that the building has been declared to be in a dangerous condition,
that this dangerous condition must be removed or remedied by repairing
or altering the building or by demolishing it, and that the condition
must be remedied at once. This notice may be in the following form:
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"To ____________________, owner or occupant of the premises
known and described as ____________________. You are hereby notified
that (describe building) on the premises above described has been
condemned as a nuisance and a dangerous building after inspection
by ____________________. The causes for this decision are ____________________.
You must remedy this condition or demolish the building at once, or
the Village will proceed to do so."
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B.Â
If the person receiving the notice has not complied therewith within
10 days from the time when this notice is served upon the person by
personal service or by registered mail or posted on the premises,
the Building Inspector may, upon orders of the Village Board, proceed
to remedy the condition or demolish the dangerous building. However,
the notice may be posted in a prominent place on the premises if the
owner cannot be located in the Village.
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Editor's Note: Former § 94-24, Damaged buildings
within fire limits, as amended, was repealed 7-13-2015 by Ord. No.
15-23.
