[R.O. 1996 § 515.310; Ord. No. 4517 § 2, 11-3-2014]
A.
When, in the opinion of the Code Official,
there is imminent danger of failure or collapse of a building or structure
which endangers life, or when any structure or part of a structure
has fallen and life is endangered by the occupation of the structure,
or when there is actual or potential danger to the building occupants
or those in the proximity of any structure because of explosives,
explosive fumes or vapors or the presence of toxic fumes, gases or
materials, or operation of defective or dangerous equipment, the Code
Official is hereby authorized and empowered to order and require the
occupants to vacate the premises forthwith. The Code Official shall
cause to be posted at each entrance to such structure a notice reading
as follows: "This Structure is Unsafe and Its Occupancy Has Been Prohibited
by the Code Official."
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to
enter such structure except for the purpose of securing the structure,
making the required repairs, removing the hazardous condition or of
demolishing the same.
[R.O. 1996 § 515.320; Ord. No. 4517 § 2, 11-3-2014]
Notwithstanding other provisions
of this Chapter, whenever, in the opinion of the Code Official, there
is imminent danger due to an unsafe condition, the Code Official shall
order the necessary work to be done, including the boarding-up of
openings, to render such structure temporarily safe, whether or not
the legal procedure herein described has been instituted, and shall
cause such other action to be taken as the Code Official deems necessary
to meet such emergency.
[R.O. 1996 § 515.330; Ord. No. 4517 § 2, 11-3-2014]
When necessary for the public safety,
the Code Official shall temporarily close structures and close, or
request the authority having jurisdiction to close, sidewalks, streets,
public ways and places adjacent to unsafe structures and prohibit
the same from being utilized.
[R.O. 1996 § 515.340; Ord. No. 4517 § 2, 11-3-2014]
For the purposes of this Section,
the Code Official shall employ the necessary labor and materials to
perform the required work as expeditiously as possible.
[R.O. 1996 § 515.350; Ord. No. 4517 § 2, 11-3-2014]
Costs incurred in the performance
of emergency work shall be paid by the City. The City shall, at the
direction of the City Council, institute appropriate action against
the owner of the premises where the unsafe structure is or was located
for the recovery of such costs.
[R.O. 1996 § 515.360; Ord. No. 4517 § 2, 11-3-2014]
Any person ordered to take emergency
measures shall comply with such order forthwith. Any affected person
shall comply with such order forthwith.
